harridan

Example Sentences

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It was someone laying down the law — without worrying that a man would label her a virago or harridan or termagant.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2019

In a similar flip, Whitfield’s character was not a sweet old granny but a sharp-tongued, sharp-practiced harridan.

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2018

And there’s no denying the subversive frisson inspired by watching actresses go full harridan, especially when it comes to traditional ideas about female agency and the approving male gaze.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2018

Even now our image of Crawford is shaped by Faye Dunaway’s shrieking harridan in “Mommie Dearest” as opposed to Crawford’s Academy Award-winning work in “Mildred Pierce.”

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2017

The harridan screwed her eyes to slits and looked the lady in the red kirtle up and down.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman