Collocations for "lovely"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "lovely" in context.
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lovely
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- what a lovely [thought, day, idea, suggestion]
- is a lovely [dress, color]
- a lovely [home, house, family, garden]
- a lovely bunch of [flowers, coconuts]
- my lovely wife and children
- what a lovely little [town, place, girl, hotel, book]
- has a lovely view of [downtown, the river]
- we had a lovely [time, evening, vacation]
- has a lovely [laugh, personality, figure]
- has a lovely [singing, speaking] voice
- has lovely [brown, big] eyes
- [the view, that dress] is really lovely
- is sweet and lovely (in every way)
- you look lovely today
- is (so) lovely out today
- lovely and [kind, clean, amazing, warm]
- was lovely to [see, meet] you
'lovely' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):