beauty spot

noun

Examples of beauty spot in a Sentence

a famous beauty spot by a mountain lake
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Fall colors in the Milwaukee area, including Holy Hill As of Oct. 17, here's the outlook for the metropolitan Milwaukee area and beauty spots within driving distance: Madison leads with 70%. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024 That includes one iconic remote destination—Easter Island/Rapa Nui, famous for its 1,000 mysterious moai monoliths—and wilderness beauty spots in Chilean and Argentinian Patagonia. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 Universal recognition takes many forms, not always enviable; to the rest of the world, a place can be reputed as a battlefield, a beauty spot, or a disaster zone. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024 Cabinet of Curiosities The Claude Glass Revolutionized the Way People Saw Landscapes Imagine tourists flocking to a famous beauty spot, only to turn around and fix their eyes on its reflection in a tiny dark mirror. JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for beauty spot 

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of beauty spot was in 1647

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“Beauty spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty%20spot. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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