virago

Example Sentences

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Ms. Boycott chose the name — a virago is defined both as a strong, heroic woman and as a harpy — and it fit the mission, and perhaps also Ms. Callil’s persona.

From New York Times

The character's very name is a shorthand for manipulative viragos.

From Salon

It was someone laying down the law — without worrying that a man would label her a virago or harridan or termagant.

From New York Times

But to caricature Thatcher as either a hectoring virago or as a latter-day Boudicca is not just to indulge in lazy sexism; it contorts her psychology, her history and her approach to politics.

From New York Times

Yet, tellingly, this virago is also the creation of a male writer-director.

From The Guardian