maidenly
Example Sentences
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And it's adapted with a heightened, soap opera-y sense of dramatic irony conveyed through longing glances, annoyed walking, and maidenly sighing.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2021
Whether playing the ecstatic tissue-tearing child, the photographing parent, the maidenly aunt or avuncular uncle, we are never more “literary” than we are on Christmas morning.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017
She was wearing one of her high-necked maidenly gowns, and her face had a pallor that was like flour paste.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 14, 2013
Perhaps executives at Wal-Mart are indeed right this minute fanning themselves in maidenly horror at the cover image of West's forthcoming album.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2011
He had small teeth set in vast expanses of gum; those round ears; and delicate, almost maidenly skin that tended to flush and pale with the waxing and waning of his digestive problems.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
