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homely

[hohm-lee] / ˈhoʊm li /




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"Lincoln really was quite a small college, and maybe that's what he was looking for - something that is more homely and welcoming," Gauci suggests.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The firms today have innocuous, homely names such as Dave.com and Brigit; their websites are adorned with stock photos of young people and families evidently basking in the relief of a short-term financial crisis averted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

At the game’s outset, the calm before the unleashing of a cosmic horror storm, the player explores homely cabins littered with the paraphernalia of private lives: comforting trinkets, family photos.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

She wanted her birthing experience to be natural and “more of a homely experience, but not in my home,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

“Aw, somebody ought to cut that tree down, the homely thing.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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