womanly

Example Sentences

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“Roxie’s quick on her feet getting herself out of trouble. She knows her womanly ways,” says Ross.

From Seattle Times

Male surfer with special womanly feelings dominates in both men and women surfing.

From Washington Times

That ancient rite of womanly passage has been degraded into faux horror tales by fashion magazines that fetishize prepubescent bodies for profit.

From Washington Post

"Suffragists used food and baking to convince the voting population — i.e. men — that if granted the vote, women would maintain their 'womanly duties' of the home and hearth," Hysmith said.

From Salon

“The womanly arts?” she said in mock outrage during a recent video call.

From New York Times