workgirl

Example Sentences

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Dear Mr. Rushleigh," said she, with all her gratitude for his just spoken kindness to herself and her appreciation of his ready sympathy for the poor workgirl, in her voice—"don't think of me!

From Faith Gartney's Girlhood by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)

Sally had long been able to behave as somebody other than a workgirl, and the servants were so well-behaved that they did not make any attempt to be too much at ease with her.

From Coquette by Swinnerton, Frank

The girl was dressed like a young lady, not like a workgirl.

From Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance

She astonished the architect with her ideas, for, as became a Parisian workgirl who understands the elegancies of life by instinct, she had suddenly developed a very pretty taste for every species of luxurious refinement.

From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Zola, Émile

Nana might indulge in riotous living if she chose, but when she came home to her mother's she ought to dress like a workgirl.

From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile