mademoiselles

variants or mesdemoiselles
plural of mademoiselle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mademoiselles
Noun
  • All the low-maintenance gals out there can sit pretty with a no-frills lob like this one by stylist Ashley Ruiz.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
  • Then in Game 3 Saturday night, host Vegas storms to 4-0 lead, Carolina scores three gals in 39 seconds en route to 4-4 knot; Vegas wins in double-OT.
    Greg Cote June 7, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • These include typecasting Black women as jezebels, sapphires and mammies; these depictions, combined with the law enforcement they may be exposed to, increase their vulnerability under the law.
    Kerry Lester Kasper, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
  • Many fans thought the original covers of Pratchett’s novels went too heavy on busty maidens and strapping men with big swords, undermining their literary merit, and a similar problem has beset the various screen adaptations from Sky and the BBC.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • There’s the pleasant background noise of gossipy girls’ dinners and third dates.
    Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • In 2006, ⁠a Vietnamese court convicted him of committing obscene ⁠acts with two girls ages 10 and 11 and sentenced ‌him to four ​years in jail.
    Reuters, NBC news, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Dark Towers, crooked wizard towers, towers with damsels in distress.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Hear ye, hear ye, good lords and lasses!
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cotton Candy Grapes These high-sugar green beauties really do taste like cotton candy.
    Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026
  • The best office chairs on Amazon can fix that, ranging from our favorite overall, Herman Miller’s Aeron Office Chair, to ergonomic beauties from Branch, Flexispot, and Haworth that come cosigned by AD staffers.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist.
    Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
  • Now footsteps are heard rushing up from the floor below, and Varsha is soon surrounded by her aunt’s retinue of maids and household staff.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
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“Mademoiselles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mademoiselles. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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