fair sex
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The book American and Other Drinks touts the ladies’ blush as a "favourite drink among the fair sex," neglecting to cite its popularity with aspiring hyperglycemics.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2013
The thief did not confine his attentions to the fair sex; but visited us men as well.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
“You are in a city, my dear lady, where insults to the fair sex never go unpunished.”
From Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star by Burt L. Standish
"Twelve boys, and now the fair sex has begun," answered Ketling.
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
From the diplomatic correspondence of the time, it would appear that the handsome adventurer had aroused among the fair sex of Saxony, Poland, and Courland a veritable enthusiasm.
From Queens of the French Stage by H. Noel Williams
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