spinster

Example Sentences

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Regarded in her time as "a reclusive spinster that never left her house", she was determined to be free to pursue a life of artistic expression.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

“I’m a geriatric pregnant spinster who puts crystals in her bra,” Helen says in an unusual moment of self-awareness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Colman plays Edith, an uptight spinster who lives with her elderly parents, and Buckley plays her rowdy Irish neighbor Rose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

"Why is spinster somehow negative? I really think it's great."

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2023

But trying to imagine Katherine pledging herself to a life as a spinster doesn't quite fit.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland