lioness

li·on·ess | \ ˈlī-ə-nəs

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Definition of lioness

: a female lion

Examples of lioness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The lioness clamped onto Lee’s arm and refused to let go, even when struck in the head with a pipe. — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, "Lions have lived in Anchorage as business attractions and pets over the years. Here’s how that worked out.," 14 Sep. 2020 In early August, a lioness was spotted snuggling up to her young cubs at the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "Remarkable pictures show first lion cubs born at zoo in nearly half-century," 1 Sep. 2020 In December 2018, researchers at the Gir National Park in India stumbled upon a lioness who appeared to have adopted a baby leopard as one of her own. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, "In a ‘Bizarre’ Biological Twist, a Mother Lion Adopted a Leopard Cub in India," 3 Mar. 2020 In January, a lioness at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland was captured on film nuzzling its 5-month-old cub. — Fox News, "Photographer captures incredible image of lion cub appearing to kiss its mother on her nose," 7 July 2020 Ernaux, who is seventy-nine years old, is not well known outside of France, but in her native country she is considered something of a literary lioness, for her stouthearted willingness to mine material from her own life. — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, "“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” Is More Than a “Manifesto on the Female Gaze”," 4 Mar. 2020 Two 7-year-old African lionesses, named Amali and Sunny, came to the zoo from Milwaukee County Zoo in January, and a 7-year-old female Amur tiger named Sasha arrived in December from Peoria Zoo in Illinois, according to a press release. — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, "Three big cats are the newest additions to Louisville Zoo," 28 Feb. 2020 Thatcher had no model for being a lioness at leisure. — Elaine Showalter, Washington Post, "Margaret Thatcher’s last stand," 6 Dec. 2019 As the young lionesses of (G)I-dle reshape the terrain by ‘dancing to the lion’s wild beat’ and walk through the carcasses of their naysayers to ‘take their crowns’, their message is loud and clear: take your best shot. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 2019: Critics' Picks," 29 Dec. 2019

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“Lioness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lioness. Accessed 29 Sep. 2020.

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