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

The house we lost was built in 1913 for a spinster heiress named Helen T. Longstreth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

They're living in a rural village together, two spinster women.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

“Wait’ll Jake Mosby sees the spinster I choose,” Mrs. Van Dyke told the fence.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam