dangerous woman

Example Sentences

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How many know the full name of “Mother Jones,” the fearless labor organizer once labeled “the most dangerous woman in America” because legions of mine workers laid down their picks at her command?

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2021

I ask Chakrabarti – once branded by the Sun as “the most dangerous woman in Britain” – who she thinks deserves the “most dangerous” hallmark now.

From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2016

The TV cookery queen was once described as the most dangerous woman in America, thanks to her brand of high-calorie, butter-and-cream-laced recipes.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2012

One thing I argue in the book is that Rossetti is trying to imagine himself as a "dangerous woman."

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2011

She is a cunning and dangerous woman, said Aunt Lydia.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood