womanlike
Example Sentences
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“We wanted to make ourselves look pretty and attractive and womanlike, in spite of the uniform,” said Nina Shebalina, a mechanic in the 586th Regiment.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
She sank down on the stump of a tree and, burying her face in her hands, gave way, womanlike, to a torrent of tears.
From By Right of Conquest A Novel by Hornblow, Arthur
Perhaps it was because she had no fear that she played so boldly, recognizing in him the true gentleman, and womanlike, presuming on this knowledge.
From The Salamander by Johnson, Owen
“Then,” she decreed with womanlike philosophy, “you had a right to say so—because I love you, and that is settled.”
From The Key to Yesterday by Buck, Charles Neville
Almost the first thing Francezka, womanlike, asked of Madame Riano was, whether she had saved their boxes.
From Francezka by Seawell, Molly Elliot
