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Recent Examples of womanly The goal was to be able to wear backless dresses or go out and not have to feel self-conscious about my boobs and my cleavage but still look womanly. Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024 Vice President Harris is depicted as Jezebel, the epitome of womanly wickedness who meets a grisly end. Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 13 July 2024 Jean Jinho Kim distills womanly form to pairs of boots stylized from metal pipes, powder-coated for an industrial sheen. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 14 June 2024 Fellow Ukrainians, male and female, regularly accuse them of being women or womanly in social media posts and to their faces. Olga Oliker, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for womanly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for womanly
Adjective
  • Floral and lace prints, often in transparent fabrics, revealed boning and hoop skirt structures, and mutton sleeves added to the feminine innocence that prevailed.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Contrast feminine elements, like a lacy slip dress and embroidered ballerinas, with an oversized boyish button-up for a well-balanced look.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • The organization representing the plaintiffs suing the state over its policies, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), previously provided a statement from one of the female players about her experience facing the trans athlete.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
  • In addition to messages of support, thousands of users have signed an online petition to shut down internet communities created for the purpose of bashing public figures and in many cases, female influencers.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 27 June 2025

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“Womanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/womanly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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