lone woman
Example Sentences
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Standing 5’2” in FDA conference rooms where she had often been disregarded as the lone woman, Woodcock had fought for her status — sometimes, she said, pushed nearly to tears with frustration.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
She was again the lone woman before Jessie Gaskell and Leah Krinsky later came aboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
That was true, too, of the March on Washington, where the lone woman on the organizing committee had to fight to get any speaking roles at all for women.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
The leadership rung just below it - which has more than 20 seats - included a lone woman for the last two decades until last October.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2023
She seemed afraid, until he had told her who he was, begging him to go away from the place and not harm a poor, lone woman.
From The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill by Ruel Perley Smith
