girlhood
Example Sentences
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In the place of this media ecosystem, a new girl-world has emerged, only this time it exists in a weird, perpetual limbo between girlhood and grown-up life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
In every decade, America rediscovers that girlhood is in crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The characters’ propensity for ugly faces, silliness and a bit of grossness too, stems from the portrayals of girlhood and young womanhood that appeal to them.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
In the 1980s, animated Disney princesses were not the omnipresent texts of girlhood they became the following decade, but Cinderella stories were nevertheless everywhere you looked.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
“My mom had this girlhood crush on Luke Skywalker,” I say.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
