little woman
Example Sentences
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She loved breaking taboos, especially the idea of the little woman at home, cooking, without much more to their lives, she recalls.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2023
This is the third remake of the movie, the story of the big male star who plucks the little woman from obscurity and watches her celebrity and relevance rise above his, to tragic consequences.
From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2018
“There was this little woman and she asked me to walk for her,” Imboden says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2018
“I call her our iron butterfly — she looks very delicate, a petite little woman, but watch out — she can come down like a hammer,” Baskett said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2018
Sallie was very kind, and often offered her the coveted trifles, but Meg declined them, knowing that John wouldn’t like it, and then this foolish little woman went and did what John disliked even worse.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
