ladylike

Example Sentences

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If Ms. Rush’s portrayals had one thing in common, it was a gentle, ladylike quality, which she put to use in films of many genres.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

But since I wasn’t that connected to Gerry, they were very pleased I was very ladylike.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023

"I was raised to be very ladylike and considerate of others, and respectable. My mother definitely would have liked me to go into more a feminine field," she says.

From BBC • May 17, 2023

When he met Annie, she struck him as “very ladylike and very nice, very sweet. Soft-spoken.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022

Ma wanted her to change, to be more ladylike, more subdued.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung