one-woman

adjective

: done, performed, or controlled by one woman
a one-woman job/show/play/business

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Lockwood’s newest work, the largely autobiographical Will There Ever Be Another You, takes this one-woman variety show to new heights. Eric Olson september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025 Smart underwent knee surgery four days later — the same day she was set to open her grand return to Broadway in the one-woman show Call Me Izzy, forcing her to announce a temporary leave. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025 The closest comparison might be to show tunes—but for a one-woman play that’s gone 19 years without a curtain call. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025 Bruni Tedeschi is in a one-woman play for too long, and the film finally has a chance to sing as Merlant re-enters the picture. Blake Simons, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for one-woman

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“One-woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-woman. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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