virginal
Example Sentences
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Muir’s adventures in an almost virginal Yosemite will entrance park lovers, outdoor enthusiasts and California history buffs, the narrative swept along by Muir’s shimmering, deftly excerpted prose.
From Los Angeles Times
A reporter for the Wall Street Journal described her party dresses as “steeped in the imagery of Victorian romance and virginal sex.”
From Seattle Times
The brilliant red trail of blood stands out in remarkable contrast to the virginal, delicate white fabrics and blossoms surrounding her and Mr. Knightley.
From Salon
With the Whistlerian title “Room Decoration in Purple and Gray,” it offers an Annunciation-like scene of a solitary virginal maid communing with a golden bird surrounded by irises on vines.
From New York Times
"If you talked to my younger, more virginal soap-opera self, I never would have seen this coming out of me."
From Fox News
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
