beauty spot

noun

Examples of beauty spot in a Sentence

a famous beauty spot by a mountain lake
Recent Examples on the Web 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 

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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 2 Nov. 2024.

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