purty
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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As the two men contemplate what to do with the friend tied up to the tree, Mr. Coward’s character delivers the line, “He got a real purty mouth, ain’t he?”
From New York Times
Coward became the indelible face to one of the most infamous scenes in 1970s cinema, contributing the line, “He got a real purty mouth, ain’t he?”
From Seattle Times
Being the reason a marriage ends might look purty in a novel, but in real life it means you took someone else’s candy just because you wanted it.
From Washington Post
“Purty,” countered his sister, Sophia, 12.
From Washington Post
“It is stinky, but it sure is purty,” Nate conceded.
From Washington Post
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