lovely and

idiom

British
: so as to give pleasure and enjoyment : pleasingly
Isn't the coffee lovely and hot!

Examples of lovely and in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An iconic Mass Appeal cover from 2013 depicted Miller walking barefoot alongside Q on train tracks in a hauntingly lovely and innocent image. Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024 Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) A lovely and underrated adaptation of a Thomas Hardy novel, Far from the Madding Crowd stars Carey Mulligan as the fiercely independent Bathsheba while a whole stable of talented Brits (Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, and Tom Sturridge) play her three suitors. Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024 The Admiral Schley’s High Ball is a lovely and disarming drink, the bright fruit of the pineapple teasing out the honeyed brightness of the dessert wine, with the mild oak from the Irish Whiskey providing structure, a kind of a gentle but present backbone. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2024 The bottom is rather slimy and murky but the surrounding park is lovely and families love it here for good reason. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Using an almost square aspect ratio, DP Pierce Derks makes the northern Ontario wilderness locations both lovely and sinister, with enough variety to the visual tactics that the film never gets stuck in found footage horror’s first-person-camera stylistic rut. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024 Woman Holding a Balance, The Milkmaid, and Woman Reading a Letter are lovely and beguiling. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 That's really a lovely and special part about my job: the ability to have connection and learn from my audience as well. Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023 And the casting team has just been so lovely and were really supportive to all three of us. Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023

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“Lovely and.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lovely%20and. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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