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Example sentences for: homely

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Harvard government professor Michael Sandel puts some NYT op-ed space to good use today with some useful homely examples suggesting what's wrong with the emissions credit system the U.S. is advocating as a significant element in its greenhouse gas control approach.
Griffiths, who played a free spirit in Muriel's Wedding (1994) and the simpy Hilary du Pré in last year's Hilary and Jackie , has a large nose and receding chin and looks quite homely from one or two angles.
Lidie is tall, homely, a tomboy--and somewhat anachronistically aware of all the 19 th century clothing and marriage customs that infantilize women.
There are realities, homely details, and gorgeous originalities alongside the more sentimental visions.
As a junior editor at Vanity Fair , Clare started an affair with the managing editor, Donald Freeman, who was brainy, homely, and enthralled by her.