How to Use pretty in a Sentence

pretty

1 of 3 adjective

• She received a pretty sum of money.
• He made a pretty profit selling his antique car.
• Shop it in 12 pretty shades, from nude and light pink to lilac and brown.
  — Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2023
• For so long, all the pretty girls (onscreen) were all the White girls.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 9 June 2023
• And the picture, while not as bad as in some cities, isn’t very pretty.
  — Catherine Carlock, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
• That’s a pretty trippy thing to see—a comet during the day!
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024
• The victory, their eighth straight against the Ducks, wasn’t pretty.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
• Fill it nearly to the top with water, place a pretty sprig of mint in the water and freeze overnight.
  — Odette Williams, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2023
• The wood is pretty and looks great against a wood desk, and the arm can angle your screen a little bit.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
• Enough with the pretty pleases, the warnings and the half-hearted penalties.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 18 June 2023
• On this subject there is no debate: Barry was very pretty, the bee’s knees of the Bee Gees.
  — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
• The Free People mid-rise jeans come in 14 pretty washes (find more of the brand’s long-inseam jeans here).
  — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
• To finish, cut pretty paper to fit the back of the frame and secure with spray adhesive.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
• Never lose sight of the ocean and admire pretty native plants on this coastal San Diego hike.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
• This pretty loaf cake is easy to assemble, and cooks (and cools) largely on its own.
  — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2023
• The first look with Johnson and Robinson sitting out the Alamo Bowl wasn’t pretty, either.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Apr. 2023
• Available in a range of pretty shades, this sleep mask uses beads to provide a gentle weight.
  — Sarah Felbin, Verywell Health, 27 July 2023
• Zimmermann created pretty bikinis to wear to the pool or the beach.
  — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 17 July 2023
• Friday’s win wasn’t the prettiest, but the Heat overcame an 11-point first-half deficit to earn the eight-point victory.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2024
• But next season, New York’s salary-cap picture isn’t as pretty.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 12 June 2023
• The overall effect is like some fine work of French patisserie—a macaron, maybe: sweet, pretty, gone.
  — Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023
• Guests can’t help but smile when being served a meal on this pretty calico print.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024
• The pretty girl behind the ticket desk recognizes the group and asks for autographs.
  — Annette Stark, Spin, 11 Aug. 2023
• Add some science to the tub with these pretty and so-simple bath bombs from Curious Jane.
  — Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
• The rural scenery is pretty, but not so majestic as to feel distant.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
• This one’s less digitally janked up, at least, and the acting’s pretty crafty.
  — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
• Apple’s in-house Caffè Macs cooks up pretty fare, plus coffee and juices.
  — WSJ, 12 Sep. 2023
• If your storage includes glass or wire doors, line them with a pretty fabric.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 18 May 2023
• Instead, go for a pretty and practical option that can be used for both red and white wines.
  — Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 20 Nov. 2023
• The doe-eyed star has acted alongside some really pretty people through the years.
  — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024

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pretty

2 of 3 adverb

• The work is pretty hard.
• The movie was pretty good but not great.
• I have to leave pretty soon.
• The teams are pretty equally matched.
• She was driving pretty fast.
• They've accomplished some pretty amazing things.
• For the August 2017 eclipse, the weather, for the most part, was pretty good.
  — Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
• The color was a mix of white, blonde and light yellow, but the style and cut stayed pretty much the same.
  — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
• To a person like that, the rise of the app stores was pretty exciting.
  — Andrew Williams, WIRED, 4 Feb. 2024
• In the summer of 2023, Reneé Rapp had a pretty good thing going.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
• The shoes have a pretty simple shape, with a pointed toe and low heel.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2023
• The stunts and the action are insane, and the story's pretty intense as well.
  — The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024
• If life's a movie, Tweedy's has a pretty great soundtrack.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
• The weather is pretty ideal for ringing in the new year.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2023
• The good news is that the electric grid has managed to stay pretty stable.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
• For me, my faith has gotten me through some pretty strange times.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2023
• Plus, the John Muir Trail begins in the campground, and your chances of spotting a black bear are pretty high.
  — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2024
• That's still the wreck site, and actually, the stern is pretty cool, and very few people have been to the stern.
  — David Pogue, CBS News, 25 June 2023
• George Best’s résumé, in the late 1960s, was pretty much flawless.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• Any of these cookies happen to make pretty sweet gifts for guests and hosts, too.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 5 Sep. 2023
• But, at the same time, the whole comedy movie landscape is pretty dire.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
• So the world of search and discover will change pretty rapidly.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
• Max has kept its prices pretty consistent, but hasn’t seen much in the way of subscriber gains.
  — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
• But, in fact, pretty much everyone suffers from a case of weak nails from time to time.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 21 June 2023
• That refers to the very simple aspect of Ken being a pretty simple guy.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
• The filling can also be used as a pretty red cake topping.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
• The pop star, 47, and actor, 31, had already been looking pretty cozy.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
• Those emails are pretty helpful and include a link to the servicer's website.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2023
• He’s called a lot of football plays, and his defense is pretty sound always.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2023
• Paris’ very charm—its narrow streets and exquisite small shops—means that even on a normal Tuesday, automotive traffic is pretty bad.
  — Adrienne So, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024

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pretty

3 of 3 verb

• She prettied the cake with icing, sprinkles, and nuts.
• Pretty consistently a darn good at-bat for a young guy ...
  — Maria Torres, kansascity.com, 28 Apr. 2017
• Pretty good for a construction guy wearing a gimme cap.
  — Allen Pierleoni, sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2017
• The reporters picked at it, concerned about getting the facts straight and looking to pretty up their now-public images.
  — Douglas Perry, OregonLive.com, 14 June 2017
• From have resurrected the game, prettying it up a bit, and will release it in the United States later this year.
  — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 15 June 2018
• What questions Congress will want to know: Pretty much everything above.
  — Amber Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2017
• Pretty hard to believe anything significant is in the works with that sort of exodus.
  — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 9 June 2017
• Thus, the strategy was designed to produce either a win with virtually no GOP concessions, or a government shutdown that could pretty cleanly be blamed on Democrats.
  — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 17 Jan. 2018
• Pretty much ideal weather for grilling, walking and running, or any outdoor activity tonight and tomorrow.
  — Greg Porter, Washington Post, 1 June 2017
• Likelihood of it happening: Pretty low but not impossible.
  — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 5 June 2017
• She prettied the cake with icing, sprinkles, and nuts.
• Pretty consistently a darn good at-bat for a young guy ...
  — Maria Torres, kansascity.com, 28 Apr. 2017
• Pretty good for a construction guy wearing a gimme cap.
  — Allen Pierleoni, sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2017
• The reporters picked at it, concerned about getting the facts straight and looking to pretty up their now-public images.
  — Douglas Perry, OregonLive.com, 14 June 2017
• From have resurrected the game, prettying it up a bit, and will release it in the United States later this year.
  — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 15 June 2018
• What questions Congress will want to know: Pretty much everything above.
  — Amber Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2017
• Pretty hard to believe anything significant is in the works with that sort of exodus.
  — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 9 June 2017
• Thus, the strategy was designed to produce either a win with virtually no GOP concessions, or a government shutdown that could pretty cleanly be blamed on Democrats.
  — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 17 Jan. 2018
• Pretty much ideal weather for grilling, walking and running, or any outdoor activity tonight and tomorrow.
  — Greg Porter, Washington Post, 1 June 2017
• Likelihood of it happening: Pretty low but not impossible.
  — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 5 June 2017
• She prettied the cake with icing, sprinkles, and nuts.
• Pretty consistently a darn good at-bat for a young guy ...
  — Maria Torres, kansascity.com, 28 Apr. 2017
• Pretty good for a construction guy wearing a gimme cap.
  — Allen Pierleoni, sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2017
• The reporters picked at it, concerned about getting the facts straight and looking to pretty up their now-public images.
  — Douglas Perry, OregonLive.com, 14 June 2017
• From have resurrected the game, prettying it up a bit, and will release it in the United States later this year.
  — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 15 June 2018
• What questions Congress will want to know: Pretty much everything above.
  — Amber Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2017
• Pretty hard to believe anything significant is in the works with that sort of exodus.
  — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 9 June 2017
• Thus, the strategy was designed to produce either a win with virtually no GOP concessions, or a government shutdown that could pretty cleanly be blamed on Democrats.
  — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 17 Jan. 2018
• Pretty much ideal weather for grilling, walking and running, or any outdoor activity tonight and tomorrow.
  — Greg Porter, Washington Post, 1 June 2017
• Likelihood of it happening: Pretty low but not impossible.
  — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 5 June 2017

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024