ladies

plural of lady

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ladies My meet and greets [will be] ladies only. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025 That meant ladies could smile and wave with their makeup intact and gentlemen were comfortable in their suit jackets. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 Levi’s happens to make the best baggy jeans, in my opinion, with an inseam long enough for tall ladies that doesn’t awkwardly crop before reaching the heel. Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025 What’s interesting about the Miami ladies is that the cast members are actually friends and hang out all the time. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 Who are the upper middle class white ladies shooting guns and drinking who don't work? Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Finally, the 0/3 domino went into Purple 0 and the last open tile and that, ladies and gentlemen, was that. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives The #MomTok ladies bring all the tea to the small screen. James Mercadante, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Because, importantly, the book is about women—or rather, ladies. Sheila Heti august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladies
Noun
  • He has been replaced by Joe Potts who was at Liverpool women for four years.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Armani, who had already introduced unstructured jackets for men and women, was part of the generation of designers who ushered in a less formal fashion era, one that would allow men and women to look refined without looking stuffy.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hilland was working on a dead-end cold case that stretched back to the 70s involving a man, John Smith, whose two wives went mysteriously missing.
    Natasha Stoynoff, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Conflict on both sides Men tend to be happy when their wives’ earnings fall in a particular range, according to research.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Mothers may encourage their sons; wives and girlfriends may see it as a way to keep the children fed.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Hours before kickoff of the Chiefs-Bears game in Chicago, Hunt posted a video of them participating in the latest TikTok craze where boyfriends chase after their girlfriends in a foot race.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One year, two large females started bullying a much smaller male.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Growing up in a household of seven females and no males seemed the most normal thing in the world to director Mayra Hermosillo.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While that is still the primary focus, in 2023, Credible Mentors added GLOW414 and YAP to better serve at-risk girls, youths and families in crisis.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Another photo showed the Grammy winner inside a home, standing with Jarrett and two little girls who played on a keyboard.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some of the guests on board include her pals Ashley Cook, Raquelle Stevens, Courtney Lopez, and her cousin Priscilla Marie, and the article states that the gals also went into town.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Severance, as the overall nomination leader, should definitely not be counted out, nor should the Slough House guys and gals either, even if Slow Horses is operating at a buzz deficit this year.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled, and see over 100 daily shows.
    Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Companies such as Turn Me Royal have capitalized on the trend, offering customers the chance to upload a photo and transform it into a customized portrait styled in the fashion of kings, queens, or military leaders of the past.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Ladies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladies. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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