pulchritude

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Why, at this moment celebrating body positivity and diversity, the natural pulchritude of all figures, do women continue to wrap wire around their breasts, hoisting them inches above their innate resting position?

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022

The place of beauty in our lives is a profound subject, and Harmon offers a complex understanding that respects the hazardous yet life-enhancing power of physical pulchritude.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2019

Offering an appropriate example of plus-size pulchritude to heavier men, as well as to the fashion industry, required a candidate who seemed relatable, in Bart’s words.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2016

So I will refrain, in my commentary on “Spy,” from references to the pulchritude of one of McCarthy’s co-stars, Jason Statham.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2015

If he ever catches sight of his own personal pulchritude as reflected in some translucent lake, I much fear that he'll meet with the fate of Narcissus.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by Brann, William Cowper