well-made
Example Sentences
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He was meticulous in ordering well-made clothes, and a “chariot” with some gilding wouldn’t be too excessive, he thought.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
Maybe they’re right, but like Affleck, I think intelligent, well-made offerings like “Adolescence” prove otherwise.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026
"It is a well-made film, but it didn't work," he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
There is no reason on Earth not to enjoy this well-made, nicely acted, soapy, soap-bubble show, whose 10 episodes have been laid out whole for you to binge.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025
Their legs moved a little jerkily, like well-made wooden dolls, and they carried pillars of black fear about them.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
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