Example Sentences

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A Frenchwoman had won the Eurovision song contest on British soil—narrowly beating the U.K. entrant, which was titled, with pitch-perfect national self-awareness, “Rock Bottom.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Eleven of the 16 victims were foreign nationals, with three UK citizens, two South Koreans, two Canadians, one Frenchwoman, one Swiss, one American, and one Ukrainian identified among the dead.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

The oldest person who ever lived, whose age could be verified, was Frenchwoman Jean Louise Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

The Frenchwoman pleaded for online trolls to remember players "are human".

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

“But yes. You think, do you not, that I should have a smart Frenchwoman to attend to my toilet?”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie