ladylike

Example Sentences

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"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

I was raised in a strict Irish Catholic family, my upbringing almost Victorian, with a focus on being ladylike at all times.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2020

It is not exactly androgynous, but it is less overtly ladylike.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2020

The ladylike logo looks like it was adapted from the Skimm—same teal color, same slim legs and above-the-knee skirt.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2020

“Ahem!” said Mary Poppins, with a ladylike cough.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers