How to Use pulchritude in a Sentence

pulchritude

noun
  • Feminine pulchritude mattered to Balanchine; many of his dancers had the looks of the movie stars or models of their day.
    Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 2018-05-31
  • Portraits of two icons of pulchritude hang on the walls—namely, Marilyn Monroe and the very 2019 version of Marilyn: Cardi.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 2019-02-07

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