ladylike
Example Sentences
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Her mother, Anne, was a stickler for “pure” and ladylike behavior, which cramped Alice’s imagination.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
"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
Both feature glamorous black-and-white photos of bejeweled princesses; both titles are printed in ladylike pastels.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2021
Princesse was elegant and ladylike, at least on the surface.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
