distaff

Example Sentences

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Looking at an illustration in the Folger “Twelfth Night” of a distaff — a long, pointed spindle — I first understood one of Shakespeare’s raunchy jokes.

From New York Times

Tracy’s been wronged, the argument goes, devolving into a cudgel that male commentators can use to trivialize preparedness and perfectionism in distaff candidates.

From The Guardian

Her book is a fierce and often very funny guide to the distaff side of geekdom and reproduces photos and examples of Patrick’s work, many previously unpublished.

From Los Angeles Times

The premise, right away, appears to be a distaff version of “Groundhog Day,” that classic Zen Buddhist romantic comedy, in which “I Got You, Babe” keeps playing, eternally, at 6 a.m.

From The New Yorker

Eventually, Republican senators jettisoned their distaff mercenary and joined with Kavanaugh in his attempt to cast the fight as partisan.

From Washington Post