mannish

Example Sentences

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Some donned mannish, oversized coats in military greens and browns paired with matching wide-leg trousers, while others covered up with an elegant silk scarf wrapped around the head.

From Seattle Times

Was it her “mannish” short hairstyle, her friendships with younger women and her flouting of “the southern lady’s book of rules and behavior” that turned so many people against Ruth?

From Washington Post

Yet even dressed almost mannishly, I would be noticed.

From New York Times

His mouth had a bitter, mannish taste, like tea and cigarettes.

From Literature

History has given us floppy bows under ill-fitting mannish blazers and a plethora of boxy suits in candy-colored hues.

From Washington Post