fair sex
Example Sentences
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The book American and Other Drinks touts the ladies’ blush as a "favourite drink among the fair sex," neglecting to cite its popularity with aspiring hyperglycemics.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2013
Of course he is a great favourite with the fair sex.
From The Everlasting Arms by Joseph Hocking
I had not however sufficient experience then, of the lengths to which those nocturnal confidences, in which the fair sex indulge with each other, extend.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
"Twelve boys, and now the fair sex has begun," answered Ketling.
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
The thief did not confine his attentions to the fair sex; but visited us men as well.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
