motherliness

Example Sentences

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The show subverts the usual ideals of motherliness, not to create a black-comic monster but a new sort of heroine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2020

I feel comforted that her literal style and purposeful motherliness have not been crowdsourced into something more entertaining.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2019

The Irish singer said her letter was written "in the spirit of motherliness and with love".

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2013

O'Connor, 46, said she was prompted to write, "in the spirit of motherliness" after "dodging phone calls from various newspapers" who wanted the singer-songwriter to comment upon similarities between the two videos.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2013

They are more to me than life, these voices, they are more than motherliness and more than fear; they are the strongest, most comforting thing there is anywhere: they are the voices of my comrades.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque