inner woman

Example Sentences

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There was something in the very sounds of such words which was appalling to the inner woman.

From Orley Farm by Trollope, Anthony

Ah! her manner—it concealed the inner woman so as to leave doubt of her existence!

From The Island Pharisees by Galsworthy, John

Also she wished time to dress herself carefully and solitude to get the inner woman under control.

From A Singer from the Sea by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

The eyes, deep, dark, and mystical gave no clue to the inner woman; but the mouth, while it was tender in its curves, had a rigidity of purpose in its expression that fixed the attention.

From Joyce of the North Woods by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)

All that splendid faith, which is exactly to the inner woman what courage is to the physical woman, had slipped away from me.

From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston