physical appearance

noun

: the way one looks
He's very proud of his physical appearance.

Examples of physical appearance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Yet, the committee chairperson, James Comer, R-Ky., allowed Greene to attack her physical appearance. Megan Thiele Strong, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 During a routine House Oversight Committee meeting on whether to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, the controversial far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked the physical appearance of a fellow congresswoman. Alana Wise, NPR, 23 May 2024 Making comments about the physical appearance of Windsor and other women employed by OCFA. Scott Schwebke, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024 The writing across the record explores topics of sexuality, physical appearance, and the breakthroughs the 22-year-old experiences while creating it. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024 Some mocked her physical appearance and called for her arrest. Peter Eisler, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024 Success has not come without complications, however, like the relentless media scrutiny around Coughlan’s physical appearance. Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024 People had lots to say about Affleck’s tirade against Brady’s social media critics, as well as the 51-year-old actor’s physical appearance, speculating that his shiny, smooth face had to be the result of cosmetic surgery and possible pressure put on him by his image-conscious wife Jennifer Lopez. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024 One said Anderson was sometimes bullied because of his clothes and physical appearance. Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024

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“Physical appearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20appearance. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

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