Sentence examples for Homely from inspiring English sources

The word 'homely' is correct and can be used in written English
It is commonly used to describe a person, place, or object that is simple, plain, or unpretentious. Example: I loved visiting my grandmother's homely cottage in the countryside. It was cozy and filled with old-fashioned furniture, making it feel like a home away from home.

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Homely

adjective

Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive.

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It is homely yet chic, with Tasmanian oak flooring, café latte-coloured walls and a series of colourful photographs taken by one of the owners.

Normally, this is a homely part of town, culturally and racially mixed with a lively, sometimes rascally street life – a world away from the stuffy 7th arrondissement.

But, especially at homely grounds like Hove and Worcester, there is an atmosphere and a gentle buzz of appreciation at a cover drive.

But perhaps Kulter's true accomplishment is the creation of a relaxed and homely atmosphere, right down to the servings of bread and homemade soup on the stove at openings.

These are fundamental and urgent actions but not necessarily homely ones.

The other wing is more faded grandeur but charming and homely.

It is decorated in a homely, contemporary style, mixing Latin American folk art pieces and floor-to-ceiling windows in the spacious living/ dining room with lots of fresh flowers and stacks of magazines.

Because more often than not, the weekday morning pressure cooker squeezes this beauty of a meal into saccharine cellophane wrappers to be scoffed on a bus or, worse, at one's desk, unless, that is, one has a special way of folding up that homely petit déj into one's bookbag.

From £20 for a bed in a four-berth dorm, +54 29 0249 3525, americahostel.com.ar Hostería Canela, Esquel This homely B&B is a tranquil bolthole just outside the town.

Stroll in the beautiful gardens, dine on local dishes in the restaurant and inspect family heirlooms in the homely honesty bar.

For all its grimness, a prison like La Santé can look quaint and even homely in the new century, and as I strolled around the building with the press pack, listening to the stories of wisecracking old lags, it began to seem more like Porridge than a den of vicious despair.

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