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

Then I climbed back into my maidenly spot in the backseat and didn’t say anything else till we got to the field, half an hour after the plane had left.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein