spinsterhood
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But at the last minute they not only appear but propose, saving the Benton daughters from a fate worse than spinsterhood: family insolvency.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
Whatever fantasies I might have harbored about being liberated from my avowed spinsterhood, complete with "late in life" baby were already gone before I could fully acknowledge them.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2022
Q. Re: Facing spinsterhood with optimism: The letter writer might want to look into Single Mothers by Choice and local mom groups in her area.
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2020
Irena is determined to shield the unmarried Sabina from perpetual spinsterhood, and furiously entices disastrous potential suitors to the apartment, where she bakes them sweet desserts, only for Sabina to reject them.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2010
With the long records of the divorce courts before their eyes, it is not very unusual for the younger generation of women nowadays deliberately to choose spinsterhood as their independent lot in life.
From Threads of Grey and Gold by Reed, Myrtle
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