Example Sentences

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His voice was grainy and unpretty, with a Florida drawl that he proudly displayed.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2017

Banishing all memories of the blue-eyed teen idol of “Titanic,” he hides the baby face he’s been cursed with into his 40s behind a fastidiously unpretty rictus of physical suffering and existential despair.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2016

It’s more important in the end that UnREAL feels true to its characters–people of varying degrees who want things, and are driven by that wanting to make unpretty choices.

From Time • Jun. 1, 2015

Gurley Brown described herself as a former "Mouseburger" — "unpretty, unspecial, unformed" — who triumphed over her natural disadvantages.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2014

Ifemelu stared out of the window, half listening, thinking how unpretty Lagos was, roads infested with potholes, houses springing up unplanned like weeds.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie