unladylike
Example Sentences
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Writing about Serena Williams, cultural critic Rebecca Traister argued that the debacle had nothing to do with tennis but rather with how, despite lots of work and progress, we’re still collectively uncomfortable with unladylike behavior.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2018
Adopting James’s style, after all, required Banville to write a sentence like this: “Henrietta delivered herself of a distinctly unladylike snort.”
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2017
When the novel was first published, Jane’s insubordination was regarded as rather shocking and unladylike.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2016
Again, at my house anyway, there was unladylike shouting at the television.
From US News • Nov. 11, 2015
“I’m just your weird, unladylike, sloppy-Spanish-speaking, half-Mexican kid.”
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
