Example Sentences

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But a careless observer might have dwelt longer on the affectionate expression about her lips—a half-childish, half-womanly tenderness.

From Beth Woodburn by Petitt, Maud

Selah let him lead her in his gentle half-womanly fashion to the bench, and sat down beside him mechanically.

From Philistia by Allen, Grant

I had been so lonely without her, that now her constant companionship, her half-womanly, half-babyish prattle seemed necessary to me.

From The Doctor's Dilemma by Stretton, Hesba

Mrs. Branston exclaimed, with a disappointed petulant look that was half-childish, half-womanly.

From Fenton's Quest by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)