homey

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of homey The mood is homey and in tune with Burberry’s strategy of celebrating Britain and spotlighting some of its most famous names. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025 But Tesoro Mexican, a very homey little breakfast and lunch restaurant known for chilaquiles, is crowded daily and has up to an hour’s waiting time on weekends. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2025 The menus are reassuringly written only in French, and the homey, low-key cooking is treated as an art form. airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024 The bottles have also been interpreted as references to the domestic sphere, minus the homey quality typically associated with it. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homey
Adjective
  • The Athletic’s score: 161 Auckland City’s homely Kiwitea Street stadium (Phil Walter/Getty Images) 31.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 June 2025
  • Whether that is fair or not, the move was certainly a long way from the early-career Meghan who raged against the homely image of women in the kitchen of the Ivory Clear commercial.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • Shoppers found this shirt to be made of good quality material and comfortable enough to wear on hot summer days.
    Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025
  • The six rooms at Orchard House Bed and Breakfast are both comfortable and luxuriously decorated, balancing farmhouse charm with an upscale boutique stay.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Quiet and largely seasonably pleasant weather will settle across the Kansas City area on Tuesday, giving the metro a break from the heat and storms of the past few days, according to the National Weather Service.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
  • The average temperature is a pleasant 56°F (13°C), with warm summers and cool winters.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Italy has, nevertheless, been experiencing a surge in wealthy arrivals — both to visit and live — as its more hospitable flat-tax regime and booming luxury real estate sector have proved a draw whereas other countries have sought to crack down on the uber-rich.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 27 June 2025
  • But the city is not super hospitable to the artistic need to fail.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • Think About Comfort Always design a space that feels warm, luxurious or homelike, because comfort sparks confidence and creativity.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • But the intended fix, local homelike centers, hasn't filled the void.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Homey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homey. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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