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How to use handsome in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, verb

Handsome means having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly. Example: “That is one handsome tree you've got there.”

Examples of handsome by meaning

adjectiveHaving a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly.

  • That is one handsome tree you've got there.
  • On the opposite side of the street, on the corner, is the city hall, a very handsome building of brick and stone.1916, On H.R. 4683, site for post-office building at Chicago, Ill, page 117
  • The mother, Ekaterina Pavlovna, who at one time had been handsome, but now, asthmatic, depressed, vague, and over-feeble for her years, tried to entertain me with conversation about painting.1917, Anton Chekhov, translated by Constance Garnett, The Darling and Other Stories, Project Gutenberg, →ISBN, page 71

adjectiveOf a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.

  • I was struck dumb. Here was the most handsome man I’d ever seen in my life coming out of the surf.
  • Scott was a man then who looked like a boy with a face between handsome and pretty.1964, Ernest Hemingway, “Scott Fitzgerald”, in A Moveable Feast, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 149

adjectiveOf a woman: statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way.

  • She was either handsome or her uniform created a flattering effect but—being very nearsighted—he couldn't tell from this distance.

adjectiveGood, appealing, appropriate.

  • City have lapped up the plaudits this season for a series of handsome wins but manager Roberto Mancini has demanded that his side also learn to grind out results when they do not play well.2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, in BBC Sport

adjectiveSuitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate.

  • a handsome style

adjectiveAmple; moderately large.

  • a handsome salary

More sentences with handsome

  • The mayor rewarded his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for handsome pay.From the entry plum
  • I hear she has a new boyfriend. What's he like? –He's intelligent and handsome.From the entry like
  • The girls were going gaga over the handsome new boy who joined the class.From the entry gaga
  • The distilled spirits are bottled and sold at a handsome profit.From the entry distilled
  • He's a handsome country singer who plays the guitar with his beautiful girlfriend who plays the drums!From the entry country music
  • Like Cinderella, the girl in rags was swept off her feet by a handsome Prince Charming.From the entry in rags
  • He was once the most handsome man around.From the entry once
  • He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.From the entry squint
  • Confessedly, he is the handsomest man in his house.From the entry confessedly
  • Her father, Carter Burden Sr., was a handsome scion of the Vanderbilt dynasty.2026 January 11, Alex Kuczynski, “Her Life Was an Old-Money Dream. It Collapsed in a Moment.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry scion
  • As he waited for his seminar to begin, a “very tall, handsome” man walked in.2023 December 2, Jonny Steinberg, “The Mandela behind the mask”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd.…. From the entry strapping
  • This handsome floofer will steal your heart with his easygoing demeanor, soft fur, and adorable teeny-tiny meow.2022 April 23, Nikki Slade, “Southern Utah Adoptable Pets Guide – April 23, 2022”, in The Independent. From the entry floofer
  • Clint was a handsome guy—and everyone in Braxville knew she was single as a Pringle.2020, Kimberly Van Meter, Colton's Amnesia Target, Harlequin, →ISBN. From the entry single as a Pringle
  • Her handsome leg was exposed by the up-pulled hem of her torn tunic.2017, Gardner Fox, Jeffrey K. Gardner, Cleopatra. From the entry up-pulled
  • “Well, I thought he was pretty sweet and handsome.” “Try blandsome.”2015, Ken Baker, Finding Forever. From the entry blandsome
  • She calls me a handsome young fellow, and I smile and say grandsonly things like “shucks.”2012, Fran Kimmel, “Joey”, in The Shore Girl, NeWest Press, →ISBN, page 157. From the entry grandsonly
  • Grindle ever comes to being handsome is in the spring when he wears his courting colors.2011, John Madson, Up on the River: People and Wildlife of the Upper Mississippi, page 115. From the entry John A. Grindle
  • Billy Haldane, Ursula's handsome, debonair father, was a 'Brylcreem Boy,' a Royal Air Force officer.2011, D. B. Reynolds, Loving and Writing, Writing and Loving, page 102. From the entry Brylcreem Boy
  • Etienne was so darkly handsome, and he was standing so close her heart bounced with anticipation.2010, Christina Hollis, chapter 6, in The French Aristocrat's Baby, Mills & Boon, page 128. From the entry trophy partner
  • He's a real smoove nig, curly haired handsome, and got mad chick appeal.2009, Mary B. Morrison, Maneater, Detroit, M.I. […]: Thorndike Press, →ISBN, page 252. From the entry nig
  • Objectively speaking, Nick was more handsome, with smaller, more chiseled features.2008, Lisa Kleypas, Blue-Eyed Devil: A Novel. From the entry roughcast
  • Its chestnut-coloured arms and thighs, and piercing yellow eyes, make it particularly handsome.2008, Nick Garbutt, Hilary Bradt, Derek Schuurman, Madagascar Wildlife, Bradt Travel Guides, page 53. From the entry sifaka
  • This handsome coffee-table book is a fine testament to how seriously the author took that assignment.2007 August 1, Kieron Murphy, “The Radio of the Golden Age of Radio”, in IEEE Spectrum, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023. From the entry radiophile
  • And the most handsome, according to ornithologists, who affectionately call their subjects "goldies".2004, McSweeney's, number 14, page 124. From the entry goldie
  • It takes the form of a beautiful lady and tackles young and handsome men.2003, Other Malay Ghosts, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2016. From the entry tackle
  • I guess you could call him handsome in a dark, Heathcliffian way.2000, John Bishop Ballem, John Ballem, Manchineel, →ISBN, page 152. From the entry Heathcliffian
  • She had been a handsome young woman, with bunned hair and a hardy smile.1997, Mary McGarry Morris, A Dangerous Woman, page 46. From the entry bunned
  • At stake: the life of Biryu, the handsome son of Ryu-O, the Dragon King.1997, Trish Ledoux, Doug Ranney, The Complete Anime Guide: Japanese Animation Film Directory & Resource Guide, Tiger Mountain Press…. From the entry dragonewt
  • This handsome volume will serve a wide range of users from junior high school level through adults.1995, Margaret I. Nichols, Selecting and Using a Core-Reference Collection, Diane Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 8. From the entry micropedia
  • It was a fat nineteen-inch female and we released the handsome henfish to spawn again that fall.1994, Ernest Schwiebert, Remembrances of Rivers Past, page 86. From the entry henfish
  • Hot, worked-out body and a creative mind possessed by this hunky, handsome, married guy.1990 December 9, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 21, page 12. From the entry work out

Meaning of handsome

  1. adjective Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly.
  2. adjective Of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.
  3. adjective Of a woman: statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way.

Full definition of handsome

Questions about handsome in a sentence

How do you use handsome in a sentence?
Handsome is used as an adjective and verb. For example: “That is one handsome tree you've got there.”
What is a short sentence with handsome?
“a handsome salary”
What does handsome mean?
Handsome means having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly.

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