HANDSOME in a Sentence

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Anna Sergyevna had gone there also directly after the ceremony was over, after making very handsome presents to the young people.

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 Meanings and Examples of HANDSOME
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
handsome
 a.  skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  In short, he did all that a man is apt to do when he is not only alone, but also certain that he is handsome and that no one is regarding him through a chink.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VIII
2  But, meanwhile, OTHER quarters of the town saw arise, for each member of the Commission, a handsome house of the NON-official style of architecture.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER XI
3  He was a tall, handsome man, with extremely red hair.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER III
4  Believe me when I say," interrupted the handsome guest, "that, for the sake of a diversion, I should be glad of ANY sort of an anxiety.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER III
5  Well, I don't know about being handsome,' remarked Vassily Ivanovitch, 'but he's a man, as the saying is, ommfay.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
6  Anna Sergyevna had gone there also directly after the ceremony was over, after making very handsome presents to the young people.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
7  The handsome beaver replaced the mean-looking raccoon, and I began by degrees to get to work.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: I
8  In three years he had gone off considerably, though he was still rather handsome and adroit.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: III
9  "It is not very handsome," Zverkov observed majestically.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: IV
10  He was a very handsome young man, of medium height, with firm, clearcut features.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV
11  He turned away from her with a grimace that distorted his handsome face, kissed Anna Pavlovna's hand, and screwing up his eyes scanned the whole company.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV
12  Prince Vasili's words frightened her, an embittered look clouded her once handsome face, but only for a moment; then she smiled again and clutched Prince Vasili's arm more tightly.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV
13  The countess herself and her handsome eldest daughter were in the drawing-room with the visitors who came to congratulate, and who constantly succeeded one another in relays.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X
14  The two young men, the student and the officer, friends from childhood, were of the same age and both handsome fellows, though not alike.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XI
15  Boris was tall and fair, and his calm and handsome face had regular, delicate features.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XI
Example Sentence: (20 in 2 pages)
1  The film centres around the amorous adventures/exploits of its handsome hero.
2  He looked like a miniature version of his handsome and elegant big brother.
3  Don't worry about looking handsome,Or being strong and brave.
4  Every mother's child is handsome.
5  Sam was tall, dark and handsome.
6  I would describe her as handsome rather than beautiful.
7  She lost her heart to the handsome guy.
8  Ade is handsome and smart , not to mention being a good athlete.
9  He gave her a handsome present.
10  They will make a handsome profit on the property.
11  I think my husband is the most handsome man in the world, but I realize my judgment is rather subjective.
12  He was from the same mould as the men she had gazed at worshipfully when a child: rich, handsome, of impeccable social standing.
13  You might term her boy friend handsome.
14  All the girls in our school adore the handsome mathematics teacher who happens to be a bachelor.
15  He is described as a handsome, charming and slightly older author.