How to Use feminized in a Sentence

feminized

adjective

• These were glamorous affairs, akin to an afternoon tea party, where women dressed up because the parties were a feminized, soft-sell approach to selling plastic products.
  — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023
• Gabriel was an angel in the Bible, and Gabriella is the feminized form of this name.
  — Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, 11 July 2022
• The clue involved a state capital named in 1845 for a feminized name of a large body of water.
  — Brian O'Shea, ajc, 26 Mar. 2022
• Harley Quinn is very feminized, and uses the male gaze as a weapon against those who underestimate her.
  — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2021
• In time, two- and three-piece black ensembles of top, trousers and overskirt, oddly like feminized sailor suits, let women plunge in but not go too far.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022
• Many bear the feminized version of his name, Columbia, which is often overlooked.
  — Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2021
• Stewart, zooming down hallways on a scooter, wearing a Sid Vicious T-shirt and a thumb ring, is a figure of loyalty in a feminized opposition.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
• The collection had nautical and Southeast Asian themes, with soft jackets and loose dresses that allowed freedom of movement — and, for women of the 1970s, freedom from the more feminized uniform of previous decades.
  — Kin Woo, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2022
• Thandiwe Newton took a stand against Sean Penn after the actor and filmmaker made headlines for comments about men becoming too feminized in American culture.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022
• Social elevation is costly; while the women rely on maids and helpers to serve their daily needs, Ginzburg shows that her heroines’ status doesn’t exempt them from other forms of feminized labor, or other hardships.
  — Farah Abdessamad, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2022
• The public’s feminized perception of nursing as a kind-hearted rather than smart-minded profession also undoubtedly plays a role.
  — Kristen Choi, STAT, 30 July 2020
• Just as the highly feminized hard-seltzer prototype Zima yielded to the bro-friendly White Claw, the negative feminine stereotype of wine coolers in the 1980s is now virtually nonexistent.
  — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 June 2021

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024