distaff

Examples of distaff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An Elm Drive victory would give trainer Phil D’Amato a very successful weekend on the distaff side of the ledger. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2021 The personal rivalries on the distaff side became apparent during the transition: When the Bushes won, Nancy did not invite Barbara to tour the living quarters until January 11 — much later than was traditional. NBC News, 21 Apr. 2018 Even if a separate, distaff canon is built, the atmosphere against which it’s being constructed is, gradually, becoming more integrated. Wesley Morris, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2017 And behind the camera, Scherfig has created something of a distaff utopia: both the book and the screenplay were written by women. Richard Lawson, VanityFair.com, 6 Apr. 2017

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“Distaff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distaff. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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