softer sex

Example Sentences

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The instrumental performance was illustrated and completed with a multitude of harmonious voices, and those who sang were each of them of the softer sex.

From Imogen A Pastoral Romance by Godwin, William

A lover in Kahiki-nui--of the softer sex, it would appear-- looks across the wind-swept channel and sends her thoughts lovingly, yearningly, over to Kona of Hawaii, which district she personifies as her lover.

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright

Nor was he less favoured and admired by the softer sex.

From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by Godwin, William

I resolved to follow that rule of polite society, which extends priority to the softer sex.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne

With the dream of his youth vanished all predilection for the softer sex.

From The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times by Adams, John Turvill