womanliness

Example Sentences

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Her womanliness is a matter of personal conviction.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

The strongest element of “Heartland,” then, is its unabashed womanliness.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2018

After decades of defining ideal womanliness based on humility and positivity, it’s no wonder we’re thrown off by one who stands up and says, I’m angry, I was wronged, and I deserve to be here.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2018

“Like Garbo, Hara came to represent an ideal of womanliness, nobility and generosity,” David Thomson wrote in The New Biographical Dictionary of Film.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2015

I resolved to have the whole story investigated; and it occurred to me that it would be a good test of my sister's womanliness to let her deal with the case.

From By Right of Sword by Marchmont, Arthur W. (Arthur Williams)