one-woman
adjective
: done, performed, or controlled by one woman
a one-woman job/show/play/business
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With its roots in the underground art world of tattoos and graffiti, Cardamon operated San Jose Day as a one-woman show for the first few years before recruiting a team in 2023.
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Recently, Freeman was adapting her one-woman show Poison Gun into a novel, inspired by her family’s history.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
Sheer talent is essential and Texas is no one-woman gang.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
Every wine on the shelf is suitable for Rodriguez’s pizza dough, which has as many layers and as much character as a one-woman Broadway show.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Recently, Freeman was adapting her one-woman show Poison Gun into a novel, inspired by her family’s history.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
Sheer talent is essential and Texas is no one-woman gang.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
Every wine on the shelf is suitable for Rodriguez’s pizza dough, which has as many layers and as much character as a one-woman Broadway show.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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“One-woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-woman. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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