How to Use lady in a Sentence

lady

noun
  • He helped a little old lady cross the street.
  • He bumped into some lady walking to the bus stop.
  • Her mother was always telling her to act like a lady.
  • Watch the ladies discuss the missing submersible in the video above.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 June 2023
  • In tonight’s episode, the ladies host their first Crappie Hour.
    Mike Rose, cleveland, 23 July 2023
  • But these ladies killed that cougar with their bare hands ...
    Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The chili crunchy stuff with the stern lady on the bottle was the clear winner.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Ahead, look at all the ladies Powell has romanced over the years.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The ladies stopped for cute poses in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • Will the ladies have to face a gator on the path to finding everlasting love?
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The ladies have so much wisdom to share, and so many heartfelt and poignant stories.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The female passenger, the young lady, was on her knees on the floor of the Mercedes.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
  • By the time the 1990s came round, nylons were a thing of the past—seen only on first ladies, or ripped up on the legs of Courtney Love.
    Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
  • No, the other replies, the lady and the white guy are a couple, and the Korean gent is their old friend.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2023
  • The ladies wrapped filming last summer and had been playing the waiting game since.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Feb. 2024
  • In the back, the ladies ordered Rye’s goat cheese appetizers ($16.50).
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
  • So, ladies and gentlemen, hats off and stand for the passing of a genius.
    Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Swift had her arm draped over Brittany in the first image as the ladies toast their glasses of champagne.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Jason Isaacs Isaacs was announced alongside three of the ladies above, which might mean he’ll be paired off with one of them.
    Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The first lady figured most Americans would say no if the matter were put to a vote.
    Adam Hochschild, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The first lady and chefs shared the menu and a description of the evening for the news media Wednesday afternoon.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 June 2023
  • President Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, were first in the receiving line.
    Kenny Holston, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Parasitic wasps, lady beetles and the king of the hill — the praying mantis — all feed on those bad guys.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 June 2023
  • The lady who was renting them the house came toward them smiling and slapping at her face.
    Kate Dicamillo, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023
  • First lady Melania Trump remained at the White House to recover from her own bout with the virus.
    Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Vacheron Constantin has just introduced a new full-gold ladies’ quartz watch.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Commander continues to live with the Bidens and was at the White House on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the first lady said.
    USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • So if any Kentucky ladies are planning a big gesture for the end of February, here are some places to keep in mind.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The former first lady died peacefully at home, the Carter Center said.
    M.l. Nestel, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • On the day of Kennedy’s death, Landis was a 28-year-old Secret Service agent assigned to protect the first lady.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023

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