maiden
Example Sentences
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The 21-year-old Frenchman spent his rookie season at sister team Racing Bulls and gained his maiden podium - a third place at the Dutch Grand Prix.
From BBC
South Africa, who have won all seven of their matches in this tournament, are searching for a maiden T20 World Cup title having previously reached the final in 2024.
From BBC
Archer, who began by beating the bat four times in a maiden, was unlucky not to take a wicket early, which allowed Tim Seifert and Finn Allen to build a partnership of 64.
From BBC
Miss Allen was known as “a maiden lady, sharp and wiry, with a grain of wit which could not tolerate nonsense.”
From Literature
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Their breakthrough arrives with a performance of Temple Maiden, a dance tracing the love and envy of two maidens who turn into serpents.
From Los Angeles Times
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