ladylike

Example Sentences

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Graham “grew up with one set of very gendered expectations. She was raised to be a wife, to raise children and engage in genteel, ladylike activities,” Gutierrez said.

From Washington Post

Inherent to that concept of being a role model is an understanding that the first lady will be, well, "ladylike."

From Salon

Overscale brooches, which Ms. Giannini likes to see pinned to a gown or a trench coat, take such old-fashioned ladylike motifs as hearts and flowers and blow them way up in size.

From New York Times

This is what we have to look forward to for the next four years: One fake "scandal" after another about women in Biden's orbit who transgress against 19th-century ideas of what constitutes ladylike behavior.

From Salon

“I was told all the time that I wasn’t ladylike,” she said.

From Seattle Times