wise woman
Example Sentences
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“Surprising, at times savage, a little shameless and always with humor, ‘Live Wire’ shows Kelly as she really is offscreen — a very wise woman who has something to say.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2021
My late mother was a wise woman, and in fact, a woman of color.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2020
The king, in desperation, turns to a wise woman for advice.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2019
We see her at the end as a wise woman of 60 whose looking back is capable of moving us observers to tears of transcendence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2019
Mrs. Holton kept rubbing Ma’s back and said, “Sarah, I’m-a tell you some words a wise woman told me, ‘Something inside so strong gunn keep you flying.’”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
