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 winced, and reached for the hand, womanlike.

From The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play by Goddard, Charles

“There is no real reason why you should not make an Empress, dearest,” said her mother, in pride of the girl’s beauty, and desiring, womanlike, to promote her child’s happiness.

From The Princess Virginia by Guipon, Leon

Finding pride insufficient for her solace, she now, womanlike, sought what she had refused.

From Trusia A Princess of Krovitch by Brinton, Davis

He let his hands fall to his sides; he was more than ever distortedly womanlike, almost visibly possessed and driven by his single purpose.

From Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories by Gibbon, Perceval