Sentence examples for overly pretty from inspiring English sources

Critics called him "effeminate" and "overly pretty".

While she is a stickler for the Rules, she says things like: "You don't need to be overly pretty or perfect.

For the young, overly pretty crew of white and Asian astronauts, the mission initially entails watching monitors, twiddling dials and counting miles.

What really tipped my friends and me to the fact that Relish was no ordinary place were our appetizers, each beautifully presented and artistic without looking overly pretty.

The violinist Gil Shaham played the solo line with a warm, focused but never overly pretty tone, and perfectly characterized the work's anguished and occasionally angry (in the assertive movement, particularly) spirit.

Mr. Waddington's direction is as seductive and sinuous as Gilberto Gil's score, and Breno Silveira's wide-screen cinematography makes gorgeous use of the natural light and expansive skies of Brazil's sparsely populated backlands without making the landscape look overly pretty.

The app is damn pretty, maybe even a little too pretty, with its overly stylized look-and-feel that can sometimes get in the way of what could be a simpler user experience.

That's particularly the case in "Descent" — which feels more like a work-in-progress than a finished piece — with its loosely linked parts, its overly whimsical (if pretty) batting into the air of floaty chiffon fabric, its dully repetitive run-and-catch partnering, and its oddly flat conclusion.

Tart, effervescent, not overly sweet, switchel is pretty much everything I'm looking for in a flavor profile.

They are actually pretty unisex, not overly masculine.

"In general, this category has, ironically, featured a mix of pretty corny, sanitized, overly earnest and fake-sounding stuff.