one-woman
adjective
: done, performed, or controlled by one woman
a one-woman job/show/play/business
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Ramen by Ra, named for its owner, Rasheeda Purdie, is a one-woman operation.
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
Has anything surprised you about being onstage as an actor in your one-woman show?
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Brooke’s search for an ideal beneficiary for the foundation takes her to the Throop Community School, a one-woman operation in Brooklyn that teaches African dance and drumming to neighborhood kids.
—Laura Miller, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Dietrich did indeed wear a beaded gown for her 1967 one-woman show on Broadway.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
Has anything surprised you about being onstage as an actor in your one-woman show?
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Brooke’s search for an ideal beneficiary for the foundation takes her to the Throop Community School, a one-woman operation in Brooklyn that teaches African dance and drumming to neighborhood kids.
—Laura Miller, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Dietrich did indeed wear a beaded gown for her 1967 one-woman show on Broadway.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
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 22 Oct. 2024.
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