pulchritudinous

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulchritudinous
Adjective
  • The effect is that of being submerged in a lush wash of beauteous flute chords.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
  • The setting for the show is the beauteous grounds of the Palace of Fine Arts, which has been tricked out to accommodate all sorts of interactive and balloon-based wonderment.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • These two effects are desirable for reducing heart health risks.
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 June 2025
  • Macaluso, too, suggests that rather than fighting over redfish, sportsmen ought to expand their notions of which fish are desirable.
    Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • From the seductive hum of being needed by someone the world adored.
    Rob Shuter, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
  • Argentina’s Boca have a seductive madness about them, engendered by their colossal support.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • The job was to find a photographer or find a model, pack a trunk of clothes and flit off to St. Moritz for a week and take beautiful pictures and come back.
    A Martínez, NPR, 27 June 2025
  • The beautiful game has all too often been marred by unsavory incidents of bigotry.
    Hannah Ryan, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Her entire body was covered with luscious, curly hair that looked like a cloud.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • Move to the dining room with a luscious canapé of foie gras mousse, then the meal begins in earnest.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Robert, who turns 28 on Aug. 3, is somewhat more attractive, a plus defender in center who has stolen 21 bases in 26 attempts.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • Grocery stores operate on the thinnest of margins and chic or attractive has nothing to do with marketing commodities like eggs and bread.
    Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • According to costume designer Joanna Johnston, this was a compromise; director Richard Curtis had envisioned a sexier, barer outfit.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 17 June 2025
  • According to consumer insight company OnePoll, the original television commercial with Gandy was considered one of the sexiest of all time in a study published in 2008.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is like a symphony — a gorgeous classical concerto where an electric guitar occasionally cuts in to shred an off-putting, yet surprisingly sick riff.
    Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
  • Their post features five gorgeous shots from Ocean Rain’s birth, both before and after her arrival.
    Clea Haran, Parents, 23 June 2025
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“Pulchritudinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulchritudinous. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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