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 saw her brother Asticot transfigured into the resplendent gentleman beyond her sphere, and sighed womanlike at my apotheosis.

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John

Almost the first thing Francezka, womanlike, asked of Madame Riano was, whether she had saved their boxes.

From Francezka by Seawell, Molly Elliot

He took it gingerlie in his faire, womanlike hands, and washed and wiped it before he put it on; which escaped not my step-mother's displeased notice.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. by Various

When the bold demand Comes from this hero for her heart and hand, In blush and smile her answer may be guessed; Yet, womanlike, she puts him to the test!

From Indian Legends of Minnesota by Severance, Cordenio A., Mrs.