gentle sex
Example Sentences
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Never before had the semblance of a woman appeared, never before had an intimation been given that the gentle sex existed in these silent chambers.
From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri
My fellow-voyagers were mostly French, some of them of the gentle sex, and chattered like pies until they fell asleep.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus
He is greater, and will be loved more hereafter by the gentle sex.
From Roundabout Papers by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Yes; and I fancy that melancholy air assists him very much in vanquishing the gentle sex.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
I fill this cup to one made up Of loveliness alone,— A woman, of her gentle sex The seeming paragon.
From The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics by Knowles, Frederic Lawrence
