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

“Oh, Mr. Jacobs,” was all Virginia could say, and, womanlike, the tears filled her eyes and ran down her cheeks.

From Winning the Wilderness by Marchand, J. N.

“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

Frank friendship was very well; but now and then, womanlike, she longed for such current coin of courtesy.

From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)