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Recent Examples of matronlyThe matronly Mavis, everyday elegant in delectable period style (costumes are by Brenda Abbandandolo), is bigoted, complicated and startlingly wise about life.—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 5 May 2023 Tomlin and Field felt a bit differently about their more matronly garb.—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023 His investigation starts with a casual anecdote from that year: A census taker named Selena Catalano makes a house call in Rochester, New York, to interview the matronly Nellie Oakden, Bouk’s great-grandmother.—Hamilton Cain, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2022 Her youthful style had given way to matronly suits, sensible shoes, quaint hats and an immutable, immovable gray coiffure.—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for matronly
My favorite was the dystopian one featured in the tour’s promotional, majestically capturing a Black, womanly otherworldliness concomitant with her performance.
Julian Randall,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2024
Her namesake designs reflect her penchant for luxurious fabrics and impeccable make, unexpected flourishes via volume or texture, and womanly silhouettes with a modernist touch.
On the other side, and most importantly, I’m influenced by strong female singers, composers and songwriters whose work resonates with me lyrically and melodically.
Ron Hart,
SPIN,
10 Jan. 2025
Kapadia, who made history as the first Indian female director to win the Cannes Grand Prix, also personally received nominations for the Best Director and Best Screenplay categories.
Andor is a matriarchal society, and so his power and influence, though vast, are always second to that of his Queen, to whom his loyalties and services are sworn.
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 Dec. 2024
This counters the hypothesis that Çatalhöyük was a matriarchal society with a priestess class, as that should result in material evidence of quality-of-life differences.
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