Words similar to pristine
Example sentences for: pristine
How can you use “pristine” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
The seas that lap Egypt’s arid shores hide pristine marine ecosystems that have lured scuba divers from the inception of the sport.
And this pristine wildlife reserve is within easy reach by air and road from Kathmandu.
This latest installment of the "Penguin Lives" series is well received, even though it trails Richard Ellman's definitive 900-page Joyce tome, which was deemed "probably this century's best biography of a writer" (David Kippen, the San Francisco Chronicle ). Undaunted, novelist O'Brien attempts something entirely different: She gives 179 pages of "hardheaded hagiography in which she spends a lot of time knocking Joyce around" (Robert Sullivan, the New York Times Book Review ). It's notable not for its wide net, but for its precision, economy, and insight: "a first-rate appraisal of a master … a model of pristine brevity" (Robert Taylor, the Boston Globe ). One complaint: The book contains an "impressive number of inaccuracies of a factual nature," such as misidentifying the poet laureate of Victorian Ireland and misquoting critic Walter Pater (Thomas Flannagan, the Los Angeles Times ). (This Joyce site has essays, links, and message boards on the author.)
The tiny village has but six or seven houses, several of them fortified with coats of armor emblazoned on the doors, but if you’re up to an adventurous hike down the hill, hurdling a couple of gates property owners have installed to ward off crowds, you’ll discover a rocky section of shoreline with pristine, transparent waters ideal for swimming.
The view has no trees and shows the “Gentleman’s Canal” in pristine condition.
Loading...