homey

variants also homy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of homey The country-style restaurant is renowned for its homey atmosphere, which some believe would be ruined by design changes to the location. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 Pops of olive green, muted blue, mustard yellow, and burnt orange are blended between each row of stitches with homey details. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025 The rooms, two of which have private porches, are homey and lean feminine—pink and pale green bedding in the Jardins room, sherbet tones in the Pyrenees room. Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025 Subsequent generations of the same family have operated it, maintaining a homey, intimate feeling. Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homey
Adjective
  • Conjure the homely, heart-warming elements of the season and take inspiration from nature with Taupe 03 Soho Roc House by Lick.
    Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • The plushy Outlast Forever Velvet Pigment continues the tradition but with a comfortable, flexible formula that glides on smooth and dries down matte without drying out your lips.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Aggressive investors comfortable with operational complexity may find the specialized HPC route the most direct and potentially most rewarding exposure to AI expansion.
    Anthony Zhang, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And just hanging out with a couple of my close friends and my dogs and going somewhere fun and relaxing, or even just going to the movies.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The main level sports a spacious, open layout, with several distinct spaces for both entertaining and relaxing.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Room for two, a supple ride, a gorgeous view over a curved hood, perfect flow of air up and over the windshield and cockpit with virtually no backsplash to disrupt pleasant conversation, and the ability at any time to experience a rush of power and speed when the moment calls.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Enfield is a pleasant, unremarkable suburb of north London.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As temperatures drop and outdoor conditions become less hospitable, pests start looking for warmth within our homes.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The practice also offers a calm, welcoming environment where doctors have time to be hospitable, offering patients coffee and snacks.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Adding to the comfortable homelike vibe, almost 100% of the ingredients used in the menu, including naturally leavened breads, cheeses, charcuterie, chocolate, ice cream, pasta, and condiments are produced in-house.
    Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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