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Origin of girlhood
Example Sentences
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Since girlhood, Padilla has loved to write, which was valuable once she joined the Groundlings, doing seven shows a week.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
A decade later, we are deep in the latest girlhood panic cycle, and this time the antagonist is the phone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The characters’ propensity for ugly faces, silliness and a bit of grossness too, stems from the portrayals of girlhood and young womanhood that appeal to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
In the 1980s, animated Disney princesses were not the omnipresent texts of girlhood they became the following decade, but Cinderella stories were nevertheless everywhere you looked.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
During all of her girlhood the only respite Nel had had from her stem and undemonstrative parents was Sula.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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