Definition of MAIDEN

Examples of maiden in a Sentence

Noun

a story about a courageous knight who rescues a fair maiden a story about a beautiful maiden and her mysterious father

Adjective

the maiden issue of a new magazine a politician giving his maiden speech in the Senate

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Jockey: James Graham His only win came as a 2-year-old maiden at seven furlongs. — Neil Greenberg, chicagotribune.com, "2018 Kentucky Derby post draw, odds and picks: Everything you need to know," 1 May 2018 Primitive humans once celebrated May 1 with fertility rituals — think maidens with garlands dancing around a priapic maypole. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "May Day used to be a big deal in Washington. Could it ever be again?," 30 Apr. 2018 More coverage: How Justify went from maiden to Triple Crown winner in 112 days 6th WENEEDTOTALK ran fourth against better last out and posted a solid work here on Sunday. — Mike Battaglia, The Courier-Journal, "Mike Battaglia's free picks and tips for Sunday at Churchill Downs," 16 June 2018 Owner Paul Reddam, paid $375,000 for him, so there are expectations more than breaking his maiden in his eighth start. — John Cherwa, latimes.com, "Racing! CHRB ready to tackle Golden Gate issue," 12 July 2018 See also: Meet the Louisville bar owner putting a bourbon twist on the traditional tiki drink 8th race DON'T TELL MARGE was extremely impressive breaking her maiden in her first try over the turf course while coming off of an eight-month layoff. — Mike Battaglia, The Courier-Journal, "Oddsmaker Mike Battaglia's free picks for Saturday at Churchill Downs," 29 June 2018 Faversham, a full brother to the beloved California Chrome, broke his maiden on Thursday by winning Thursday’s fifth race going a mile on the turf. — John Cherwa, latimes.com, "Racing! Still no clarity on Golden Gate," 22 June 2018 Three races are on the turf, and four races are for maidens. — John Cherwa, latimes.com, "Racing! Final word on the Belmont conspiracy," 14 June 2018 One of my more luminous memories of that odd year, 1974, was a dance performed in Central Park in New York by three long and lissome non-pregnant maidens in white gauze gym suits. — Charles Mccabe, San Francisco Chronicle, "Motherhood???, Charles McCabe, 1975," 14 June 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

By then, in mid-2016, the MRJ had already made its maiden test flight, an event celebrated in Japan as a landmark in the nation’s plane-building renaissance. — Alastair Gale, WSJ, "The Pressure Is On for Japan’s First Jetliner," 10 July 2018 Only Bob Baffert ever would have conceived such a plan – maiden race, allowance race, Santa Anita Derby, Kentucky Derby from Feb. 18 to May 5. — Dick Jerardi, Philly.com, "Baffert's strategy with Justify pays off with Kentucky Derby win | Dick Jerardi," 5 May 2018 On February 18 of this year, Baffert sent Justify to the post in a seven-furlong maiden race at Santa Anita. — Tim Layden, SI.com, "Trainer Bob Baffert, Justify Jockey Mike Smith Relish a Remarkable Ride Before Belmont Stakes," 6 June 2018 Otherwise, Hofburg's career includes a fourth-place finish in his first outing in September and a one-half-length victory in a maiden race on March 3. — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, "Kentucky Derby 2018: Meet the contenders and watch them run," 30 Apr. 2018 As the giant orange inflatable — the focus of love, hate and a lot of global media attention — prepares to make its maiden voyage above the skies of London during Trump's U.K. visit, organizers say a world tour is already in the works. — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, "London Protest Organizers Plan to Take the 'Trump Baby' Blimp on the Road," 13 July 2018 Ostapenko won her maiden Grand Slam trophy at the 2017 French Open. — Sandra Harwitt, USA TODAY, "Thirteen interesting facts about Serena Williams, her competition in Wimbledon semis," 11 July 2018 Despite Pacquiao’s ambitious plans, the maiden promotional venture dealt with financial obstacles that were recently resolved but nearly canceled the fight. Latest news by email The afternoon's latest local news Recaptcha requires verification. — Santos A. Perez, miamiherald, "Pacquiao taking matters into his own hands for next fight — literally," 8 July 2018 And the failings of certain Swiss money-laundering laws or the story of a 17th century Swedish royal ship that sank a mile into its maiden voyage don’t exactly lend themselves to catchy soccer chants. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, "The World Cup’s Most Neutral Matchup," 2 July 2018

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