virginal

Example Sentences

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Sister Megan is a virginal bride of Christ, and a journalist with a morbid fascination with serial killers and crime scenes.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024

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

Playing a virginal high-school valedictorian in “Crossroads” put Spears off acting.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2023

“We can see the virginal expectancy — the purity — that has turned into puffy-eyed self-righteousness,” Ms. Kael wrote.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022

Thus is created a virginal society on which the author can wreak whatever literary havoc he chooses.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers