matronly

Example Sentences

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She treats herself to a belted dress accurately described as Shirley Temple-meets-not-fully-deprogrammed-Wednesday Addams chic – one that she wears well, but the 20-something boutique clerk makes her question by presenting her with matronly alternatives.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2023

They were often greeted with a hug from the matronly owner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023

Out is the matronly decorum that characterized Elizabeth’s reign.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023

But Barbara Bush wasn’t thrilled with Abrams’s matronly portrait of her.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

And there is so much time to be endured, time heavy as fried food or thick fog; and then all at once these red events, like explosions, on streets otherwise decorous and matronly and somnambulent.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood