Thesaurus results for WOMAN

woman

noun

ˈwu̇-mən

Definition of woman next

as in lady

an adult female human being the first woman to become governor of the state

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as in girlfriend

a female romantic companion wanted to give his woman all the finer things in life

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as in wife

chiefly dialect a female partner in a marriage treated his woman to dinner at a five-star restaurant for their fifteenth wedding anniversary

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Examples of woman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bitter Pansy’s hilarious, and reminds me of one of those grand, galleon-type women in Restoration comedies, for whom nothing is good enough. —

Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024 In February 2023, a 10-foot alligator attacked and killed an 85-year-old woman walking her dog in Fort Pierce, Florida, by grabbing her foot and dragging her into a nearby pond, CNN previously reported. —

Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024 Koonce was set to graduate in 2028 and was a member of the women’s track and field team. —

Greg Norman, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024 Starring Rashida Jones, Sunny tells the story of Suzie Sakamoto, a taciturn American woman living in Kyoto, whose life is upended by tragedy after her husband Masahiko (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and son Zen (Fares Belkheir) disappear in a mysterious plane crash. —

Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for woman

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