Examples of prettify in a Sentence
The city is trying to prettify its downtown.
The movie prettified what was in reality a very bloody battle.
Recent Examples on the Web
Nonetheless, the film does have atmosphere, thanks to Simon Plunket’s widescreen cinematography achieving an effect that’s handsome but not prettified, a pervasive bluish lighting cast conveying an uphill-struggle melancholy in wordless terms.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
The word beautiful is peppered throughout every scene, emphasizing Meghan’s key aspiration of prettifying domestic life.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
Clinically-proven to increase lip volume by up to 20% and reduce fine lines by up to 33%, the smoothing formula will prettify your pucker.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
In telling this story, Smith tried not to prettify what life was like in the territory.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Using euphemisms or otherwise prettifying language can lead to children interpreting things too literally.
—Sarah Klein, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Not averse to the panoramic spectacle inherent in desert crossings or infinite expanses of ocean, though never overly prettifying Seydou’s ordeals either, Paolo Carnera’s muscular, color-rich lensing is in line with Garrone’s straightforwardly soulful storytelling.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
And Isobel Waller-Bridge’s score is beautifully in line with the idea of a surface that prettifies the truth.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
Humanizing doesn’t mean prettifying.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
The word beautiful is peppered throughout every scene, emphasizing Meghan’s key aspiration of prettifying domestic life.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
Clinically-proven to increase lip volume by up to 20% and reduce fine lines by up to 33%, the smoothing formula will prettify your pucker.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
In telling this story, Smith tried not to prettify what life was like in the territory.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Using euphemisms or otherwise prettifying language can lead to children interpreting things too literally.
—Sarah Klein, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Not averse to the panoramic spectacle inherent in desert crossings or infinite expanses of ocean, though never overly prettifying Seydou’s ordeals either, Paolo Carnera’s muscular, color-rich lensing is in line with Garrone’s straightforwardly soulful storytelling.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
And Isobel Waller-Bridge’s score is beautifully in line with the idea of a surface that prettifies the truth.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
Humanizing doesn’t mean prettifying.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Prettify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prettify. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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