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
He then turned to another of the fair sex, with the same result.
From The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 by Palacio Vald?s, Armando
More than once he saw Lucie Ledanois called out, among others of the fair sex, as a dancing partner for some member of the Krewe.
From The Mardi Gras Mystery by Bedford-Jones, H. (Henry)
She had the same desire as the majority of wealthy American girls: a great title of nobility in order to make her friends among the fair sex jealous and to shine in European circles.
From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente
The oldest and most distinguished was Roger de Beauvoir, whose curly black hair, wonderful waistcoats, and pearl-grey pantaloons made him the delight of the fair sex, and the envy of his fellow-boulevardiers.
From Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties by d'Auvergne, Edmund B.
