ladylike

Example Sentences

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Komasa knows authoritarianism in its most flagrant, brutal forms, but his new film “Anniversary” imagines a scenario in which fascism doesn’t stomp in, jackbooted, but creeps, pretty and ladylike, on kitten-heeled feet.

From Los Angeles Times

“The unflappable Pointer sails above the general mayhem with a ladylike aplomb that makes her subsequent emotional epiphany all the more moving,” The Times wrote about Pointer’s performance in that show.

From Los Angeles Times

Her mother, Anne, was a stickler for “pure” and ladylike behavior, which cramped Alice’s imagination.

From Los Angeles Times

If Ms. Rush’s portrayals had one thing in common, it was a gentle, ladylike quality, which she put to use in films of many genres.

From New York Times

But since I wasn’t that connected to Gerry, they were very pleased I was very ladylike.

From Los Angeles Times