maiden

On our maiden voyage in French Polynesia, we sailed to the lagoon of an island called Huahine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Tran said passing the act would severely limit the ability of U.S. citizens to vote, especially women whose maiden names may differ from married names on government paperwork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The worse-than-expected results—Shein’s maiden report since it went public in September—sent its Hong Kong-listed stock down about 14% early Tuesday to a record low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

And in Barcelona this year, Lewis Hamilton's maiden Ferrari victory was helped by a VSC that gave him a cheap pit stop on a different tyre strategy from rivals Mercedes.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

For she is a fair maiden, fairest lady of a house of queens.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

But the cyclops can’t solve the simplest of riddles and the increasingly exasperated maidens, who’ll be free once a riddle is solved, can’t get them to stop approaching the cave or from making terrible guesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026

She conceded just 17 runs in her 10 overs, three of which were maidens and into the bargain accounted for four wickets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025

She told Newsday afterward that the most difficult clue was in the third puzzle: “Greek festival maidens with baskets on their heads.”

From New York Times ● May 3, 2024

Only 5.3% of the complete overs bowled by Australia were maidens.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2023

They declared, too, that the maidens they had imprisoned had all escaped to the mountains.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton