ladylike

Example Sentences

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Vogue noted that some judges and other stars on the show commented on her appearance, with one choreographer encouraging her to be "more ladylike" and learn how to dance in six-inch heels.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

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 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

Because she could not stand to be sometimes fed, sometimes not, she had put herself in a place where she would never hear that ladylike knock, low on the door, that was Callie’s.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen