little woman
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“So you’re the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war,” Abraham Lincoln is reputed to have said upon meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1862.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
She loved breaking taboos, especially the idea of the little woman at home, cooking, without much more to their lives, she recalls.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2023
They had come to see this little woman for themselves, and by the time the match was well into the second set, there were several thousand of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
This is the third remake of the movie, the story of the big male star who plucks the little woman from obscurity and watches her celebrity and relevance rise above his, to tragic consequences.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2018
“I don’t know whether I like you or not,” replied Edna, gazing down at the little woman with a quizzical look The candor of Mrs. Pontellier’s admission greatly pleased Mademoiselle Reisz.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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