Renaissance woman
Example Sentences
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Laurie Anderson could be considered a modern Renaissance woman but she would humbly say that she's "just a dabbler and a tinkerer".
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021
Her gaze is one of both youthful confidence and utter command, with the humanistic mastery of a true Renaissance woman.
From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2021
Fresh off an Oscar win for best original screenplay for “Promising Young Woman,” which she also directed, Renaissance woman Emerald Fennell has earned an Emmy nomination for acting.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021
Though mercurial, Marble was clearly a true Renaissance woman, a survivor of car crashes and illnesses, who possessed “The Will to Win.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2020
She has been described as a Renaissance woman who broke a colour bar through her beauty, intelligence, and performing skills.
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2013
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
