Example Sentences

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By handing Banks a length of rope instead, and standing by as she prettily ties it into a noose, they invite the audience to conclude that the many sins of “Top Model” weren’t merely systemic.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

With its voluminous fabric that flared prettily when the wearer twirled, it was just the thing for a sock hop.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2024

Alexandre Dumas’ oft-adapted novel is prettily translated to 17th century South Korea, with Jung Yong-hwa a charming D’Artagnan stand-in and, notwithstanding some new narrative twists, Dumas’ main characters in temperamental form.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

"The city was very, very prettily decorated with fairy lights and hanging baskets everywhere. I thought I was in fairy land," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2022

It is such a pretty charade, my dear, that I can easily guess what fairy brought it.—Nobody could have written so prettily, but you, Emma.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen