How to Use matronly in a Sentence

matronly

adjective

• She wore a matronly blue dress.
• She feared she was becoming a matronly old woman.
• The wavy coif and puffy jowls of the father disguised as a matronly housekeeper.
  — Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2022
• That Jason Wu dress that’s somewhat matronly and straight out of Mad Men?
  — Donna Freydkin, Allure, 24 July 2017
• Rosy and warm, Isabelle Pichler is the matronly Mrs. Potts.
  — Rebecca Bogdanovic, Orange County Register, 3 May 2017
• The first Cindy image, on a T-shirt dress, had a reverse of matronly lipsticked mouths appliquéd on pale blue silk.
  — Cathy Horyn, The Cut, 30 Sep. 2017
• Calvin Klein’s body boy short reveals nothing and looks sporty, not matronly.
  — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 12 June 2018
• In her final years, the queen was often photographed with a wide grin and eyes that crinkled in matronly triumph.
  — Kelly Crow, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022
• Not knowing exactly what his voice is yet, Halston tries to put the new world of mod black-and-white prints and patterns on heavy, matronly fabric.
  — Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 14 May 2021
• This time around, the now married and newly pregnant Pippa was in demure mint green, a matronly bun under her small hat.
  — Leanne Italie, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2018
• The fashion available to moms-to-be is few and far between, often either made with bad, stretchy Lycra or cut in the silhouette of a matronly muumuu.
  — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2019
• But the difference between Abbey and her father, her mother, cousin Nora and the matronly neighbor Mrs. Beach is of degree rather than kind.
  — New York Times, 30 Aug. 2021
• Beside reserving a matronly bit part for Andie MacDowell (who co-starred in the 1994 movie), there is no compelling reason to sully the movie’s good name this way.
  — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 29 July 2019
• Two Inuit women, one young and tall, one round and matronly, sang from deep inside their lungs, making a percussive, panting sound, each jumping in as the other gathered her breath.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2018
• Princess Diana, in a conservative blue skirt suit and neck-tie blouse, was painted as matronly and traditional.
  — Leah Bourne, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2018
• Now they are mesmerized by the short, matronly woman in a teal-blue raw-silk jacket, wearing her signature black trousers and sensible walking shoes.
  — Kati Marton, Vogue, 18 July 2017
• Hawn delivers a matronly, toned-down version of her ditzy shtick, and Schumer, who has yet to find the right footing for her subversive talents in the movies, dutifully enacts her own potty-mouthed persona.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2017
• Behind the counter was a matronly woman ladling generous portions of steaming rajma over mounds of fragrant basmati rice into large white ceramic bowls.
  — Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2022
• Once there, Tânia greets them with matronly authority, taking charge as innkeeper, accountant, and fixer.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Aug. 2022
• Forget any associations with matronly librarians and think instead of the snappy, confident clack of the heel meeting the ground and announcing its wearer’s arrival.
  — Vogue, 14 Apr. 2019
• Kevin’s 23 distinct alters include the effeminate fashionista Barry; the creepy neat freak Dennis; the matronly den mother Patricia; and an inquisitive, hip-hop-loving 9-year-old with a lisp named Hedwig.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2017
• The surrounding players are exaggerated, one-note caricatures; Barrie’s wife is a superficial shrew, her lover is a fop, the grandmother is stern and matronly, the promoter has a perpetual glint in his eye and the actors are campy.
  — Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2018

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