ladylike
Example Sentences
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Her mother, Anne, was a stickler for “pure” and ladylike behavior, which cramped Alice’s imagination.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
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 ● Apr. 1, 2024
"I was raised to be very ladylike and considerate of others, and respectable. My mother definitely would have liked me to go into more a feminine field," she says.
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
When he met Annie, she struck him as “very ladylike and very nice, very sweet. Soft-spoken.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2022
Bragging wasn’t ladylike, but it was part of the fun of baseball.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
