Example Sentences

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The prettiness of the new surroundings is just a front, of course, and she starts to discover some sinister happenings within the ancient walls.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024

The flowers come out before the leaves, so you get a big jolt of pure prettiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

We know the novel’s prettiness will always be there to belay this heroine to a gentle landing.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023

Subjective social mores alone lead to "thinness" and "prettiness" being viewed as inextricably linked — and if that status quo ever changes, shifting social standards will be what changes it.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2022

Mrs. Lawrence missed Emeline and the way her effervescence and physical brightness—her prettiness and sunflower hair—lit the sullen halls of Holmes’s building.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson