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
As in Madrid men are not remarkable for respect for the fair sex, he used to overhear, in spite of himself, complimentary speeches, or even bold addresses from the passers-by to his mother.
From Froth by Palacio Vald?s, Armando
Whatever Frenchman would care to go to a land where he needs must be sufficiently indifferent to the fair sex to smear himself with butter!
From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta
"Twelve boys, and now the fair sex has begun," answered Ketling.
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
He was still gallant toward the fair sex, and he was in great demand in the salons, for it was difficult to find a more charming man.
From The Jew by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
