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If a purpose of art is to arouse feeling, the Administration Building, regardless of its alleged homeliness, has been undeniably successful as an objet, if perhaps less so as a building.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022

The smallish, brown-paper-wrapped burger, a beauty in its juicy, textured homeliness, owes more to the late-night aesthetics of White Castle than to the vertiginous behemoths of Hamburger Hamlet.

From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2015

There are incredulous running gags about Vergara’s age and Witherspoon’s supposed homeliness.

From Washington Times • May 6, 2015

Raised by her maternal grandmother, she was dismissed for her homeliness and tagged with the nickname "Granny."

From US News • Sep. 10, 2014

Her homeliness composed a form of beauty; she was quite impressive to look at.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson