How to Use pouty in a Sentence

pouty

adjective
  • Now, the rest of the guys are pouty, and Lincoln is glowing.
    Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 5 June 2018
  • There are easy, non-scarring ways to get the pouty look without the risk.
    Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen, 20 Apr. 2015
  • In the center of the lower lip, blend it before adding gloss to give your lips a pouty look.
    Deanna Pai, Redbook, 19 May 2017
  • In the center of the lower lip, blend it before adding gloss to give your lips a pouty look.
    Deanna Pai, Redbook, 19 May 2017
  • In the sweet snap, the infant gave a serious but pouty look at the camera.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2023
  • My cupid’s bow is pronounced, and my lower lip is big and pouty.
    Lilah Sturges, Teen Vogue, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Although, let’s be honest, that pouty pint-sized bridesmaid stole the show.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 18 May 2018
  • Kim put the heart filter on Chi, who was bopping around and making adorable faces and pouty lips at the camera.
    Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 July 2018
  • My lips were pouty, plump and red, and my hair was swept into an elegant chignon.
    Mary Novaria, chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2017
  • Her makeup was bronzy and included a pouty, glossy lip.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 July 2023
  • And like Bowie, Jagger, by virtue of his big blue eyes, hallowed cheekbones, and pouty lips, had a great face for makeup.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 26 July 2019
  • Her older sister Brielle, 20, also sports long, blonde locks and pouty lips.
    Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • With her big eyes, long straight nose and pouty mouth, Wu looks nothing like the shy teen seen in old family photos.
    Julie Zaugg, Cnn | Stella Ko, Cnn, Natalie Leung, CNN, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Her songs layered pouty vocals over bland hip-hop beats and movie-melodrama strings; the lyrics were all stars, stripes and James Dean.
    Judy Berman, Time, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Because even hearing Sessions’s name is enough to spark a pouty hissy fit from the 71-year-old president.
    Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 6 June 2018
  • There are a million ways this plan could go south, but Kevin is defenseless against Betty’s cute pouty face.
    Teen Vogue, 15 Mar. 2018
  • With those large Phylicia Rashad-like eyes and pouty lips, the comedian is cute even dressed as Steve Harvey.
    Shalwah Evans, Essence, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Simpson then snaps a selfie with Maxwell and son Ace, 9, where the musician and her son smile while Maxwell makes a pouty face.
    Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Prince George stole the show at his Aunt Pippa's wedding last year as a particularly pouty page boy.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 16 May 2018
  • The hair switch-up appeared to happen Wednesday, as Halsey shared a pouty selfie on Tuesday that showed off a head of black hair wrapped in an orange and blue headband.
    Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • For dessert: a tall, pouty Grand Marnier soufflé and bananas flambé (the pyrotechnic finale) over ice cream, with sliced almonds and the odd garnish of canned peach.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Critics accused Amazon of playing a game of pouty hardball.
    Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2020
  • The pouty face made Kelly an instant fan favorite, and a mural of Kelly was even painted in his honor in Silver Lake.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Other models may fill their feeds with pouty selfies, but few can make a post matching fuchsia track pants to their skateboard deck feel funky rather than forced.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2018
  • Given Prince George's propensity for pouty faces, Kate may need to be on-hand to offer some inspiration.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 17 May 2018
  • Creamy and incredibly pigmented, BareMinerals' new lipstick range makes lips look full and pouty thanks to the high shine — but not glossy — finish.
    Allure Editors, Allure, 1 May 2017
  • Baby Kate also a bears striking resemblance to her oldest son, Prince George, who has become known for making the most adorable pouty faces in public.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 8 July 2018
  • In the new movie, April, played again by the attractive, pouty Megan Fox, does not hesitate, in the first 10 minutes, to use her sexuality to extract data from two men.
    Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 2 June 2016
  • To complement her bright-red Versace minidress, the actress wore a classic black winged eyeliner and soft contour, but the pièce de résistance was her full, pouty nude lip.
    Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 17 May 2021
  • In the canon of women’s self-improvement, the French-girl ideal—the most persistent and prescriptive of the fantasies—is always just one pouty red lip, a marinière, and a pair of skinny jeans away from becoming real.
    Lindsey Tramuta, Glamour, 26 July 2019

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