maiden

This is his 17th Test and he gave an audible cry of frustration when he chopped on off Mohammad Imran, extending a wait for a maiden hundred.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

If Antonelli does clinch his maiden title this year, he will surpass four-time winner Sebastian Vettel as the youngest driver in Formula 1 history to become world champion.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

This was only British number one Fery's second appearance at an overseas major, following his maiden Australian Open campaign in January.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

It has not taken long for Frodin to secure her maiden appearance at the sport's highest level.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Maudie was an orphan who lived with two maiden aunts who worked at home.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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 ● Feb. 25, 2026

She conceded just 17 runs in her 10 overs, three of which were maidens and into the bargain accounted for four wickets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025

Reviewing that production in The New York Times, Anna Kisselgoff praised Ms. Graves’s performance as the Queen of the Wilis, ghostly maidens who had died of broken hearts.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

Even with England's unprecedented fast-scoring approach over the previous year, few would have predicted that Australia would managed only 34 maidens in the entire series without the assistance of a world-ending asteroid strike.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2023

“The little stream is delightfully clear and bright. I can fancy that there might be maidens playing near.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton