virginal
Example Sentences
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Set in Rome in 1971 just before the events of the first movie, “The First Omen’s” central figure is Margaret Daino, a dewy, virginal American novitiate played by Nell Tiger Free.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024
As the documentary "Framing Britney Spears" shows, the pop star began her career forced to live up to a virginal "good girl" persona.
From Salon • Sep. 11, 2023
Who doesn’t love Vermeer’s 1669-70 painting, “The Lacemaker,” with its soft light and aura of beatific, if not virginal concentration?
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022
Miss Lansbury endows Sibyl Vane, the songstress with virginal charm.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2022
I had some success with the strings of the lute, but my fingers fumbled on the keys of the virginal.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
