fair sex

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Wahhabi imams often denounce the West’s exploitation of the fair sex in adverts.

From Economist

Cousins, particularly of the fair sex, are exceedingly charming company.

From Project Gutenberg

So let us be pleasant and well-disposed guests, without any tendency to find fault, at this coffee-drinking of the fair sex.

From Project Gutenberg

St. Columba, like all the saints, was a little ungallant as regards the fair sex. 

From Project Gutenberg

But if it be imagined that this turn of affairs caused the slightest uneasiness or alarm to the fair sex as there represented, the notion can be dismissed forthwith.

From Project Gutenberg