beauty spot

noun

Examples of beauty spot in a Sentence

a famous beauty spot by a mountain lake
Recent Examples on the Web The archipelago’s beauty spots feature heavily in promotional campaigns aimed at attracting more overseas visitors. Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024 The body of 22-year-old woman who went missing for more than a week while hiking at a mountainous beauty spot during heavy winter weather was found and recovered Sunday night, police said. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024 Some women had drawn fake beauty spots onto their upper lips. Alex Vadukul Amir Hamja, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024 Ourika is a beauty spot in the Atlas Mountains, a lush oasis with a natural spring, beautiful waterfalls and tall green trees. Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Sep. 2023 In the same time frame, the notion that the Inner Harbor or Harbor Point could be a beauty spot was beyond logical imagination. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2023 The town has designated certain areas as no-waiting zones to curb tourist loitering. Visitors ‘lingering’ at Portofino’s beauty spots now risk a hefty fine. Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023 Some examples of wellness and beauty spots in the West that Badzioch recommends include Women’s Power House Boxing, MNT Studio, and Beverly Hills Lashes in California; Total Body Wellness in Denver. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 9 Feb. 2023 There are hiking trails all around the beauty spot, and the area is rich in wildlife, including wolves, jackals and bears. Nell Lewis, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of beauty spot was in 1647

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“Beauty spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty%20spot. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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