pretty picture

Frequency: 7.518.9 per million words

Refers to an attractive image, often in a delicate way.

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Examples (20)

  • A child drew a pretty picture of a flower.
  • The economic report didn't paint a very pretty picture for the coming year.
  • The photographer captured a pretty picture of the sunset.
  • After the audit, the company's financial situation wasn't a pretty picture.
  • She hung a pretty picture of mountains in her living room.
  • The doctor's diagnosis certainly didn't paint a pretty picture of his health.
  • This postcard has a very pretty picture of the Eiffel Tower.
  • Looking at the state of the environment, it's far from a pretty picture.
  • The financial report did not paint a pretty picture of the company's future.
  • Her testimony presented a rather grim, not a pretty picture, of the events.
  • The news painted a grim rather than a pretty picture of the current situation.
  • The conflict abroad paints a deeply unsettling, not a pretty picture.
  • His presentation painted a pretty picture of success, but I remained skeptical.
  • The school's recent performance review didn't offer a pretty picture of student achievement.
  • It's easy to paint a pretty picture when you ignore the challenges.
  • His account of the incident was not a pretty picture to imagine.
  • The artist used soft pastels to create a pretty picture on the canvas.
  • Despite the government's claims, the unemployment rate paints anything but a pretty picture.
  • The government hopes to paint a pretty picture of economic recovery by next quarter.
  • The urban decay in that area doesn't make for a pretty picture.