Example Sentences

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She was plump and beautiful, and he was wildly fond of her; she hated him, yet woman-like, she strove to catch him.

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)

I alone advanced to the assistance of Prudence, who, woman-like, clung to her husband to the last; "bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh."

From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by Cooper, James Fenimore

Not for Louisa, because she, woman-like, had her life in love and love alone.

From The Heart of a Woman by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

I cannot quite understand"—in a curious dreamy tone, still spelled by the mastery of impassioned emotion—"how you could miss loving Sylvie; how she, woman-like, could help adoring you for your strength and heroism.

From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

Meg paid no attention to him, but sat woman-like thinking of the forlorn baby, and condemning the hard world.

From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)