maiden
Example Sentences
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She is intensely private: almost no information, including her maiden name, is available online.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
"It was a bit emosh to be fair," she said of her maiden international wicket as Dean shook her head with a grin.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
"Balikatan 2026 also saw the maiden deployment of Japan's ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious aircraft for air-sea rescue and medical procedures, especially important given the long sea lanes in the region," Heng told AFP.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
A technical problem almost certainly robbed him of pole in China and handed it to Antonelli, who converted it into a maiden win.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Hera, furiously angry, turned the maiden into a bear after her son was born.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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