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

Two of the night’s strongest performances came from young women using pianos to accompany the wispy, stratospheric upper reaches of their registers — and to comment on the tyranny of fragility and prettiness.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 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

There was a certain kind of beauty, a prettiness that everyone could see.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld