virginal
Example Sentences
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Muir’s adventures in an almost virginal Yosemite will entrance park lovers, outdoor enthusiasts and California history buffs, the narrative swept along by Muir’s shimmering, deftly excerpted prose.
From Los Angeles Times
And would we forgive Maria if she weren't a virginal wannabe nun — if, instead of looking embarrassed after she shares a romantic moment dancing with Captain Von Trapp, she actively courted him?
From Salon
The bride, dressed in virginal white, approached Bobby and whispered something in his ear that caused him to briefly abandon his station.
From Salon
Joan of Arc has long enthralled novelists, who have portrayed her as a virginal warrior with holy visions.
From Washington Post
He could project onto her whatever he desired, depicting her in virginal white while eroticizing her status as a woman living outside the conventional patterns of bourgeois sexual propriety.
From Washington Post
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