womanlike

Example Sentences

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“We wanted to make ourselves look pretty and attractive and womanlike, in spite of the uniform,” said Nina Shebalina, a mechanic in the 586th Regiment.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Nanette, womanlike, cried many times during the nights because of the lack of a mirror and a comb for her untidy hair.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various

But womanlike she was ready to believe that he would relent.

From The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

"Is he good?" asked Sylvia, womanlike, beginning with the morals.

From Moods by Alcott, Louisa May

Thus, womanlike, secure in the possession of her own heart’s desire, she spoke contemptuously of one for whom she really entertained a great and deep-laid respect.

From Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt by Mitford, Bertram