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For almost three decades, according to the original version, the Yorkshireman lived womanless, out of reach of the English language.

From Time Magazine Archive

An amoral crew with the ethics of asphalt-jungle cats, they live in "the land of no holds barred"�a grey, womanless room in a grey, womanless house.

From Time Magazine Archive

He resigned himself to being a womanless man for all his life in order to hide the shame of his uselessness.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The play, a comedy, included a womanless wedding in which all of the participants were men.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

English, too, is Romola's sitting up for her husband in her queer womanless establishment, and opening the door to him when he comes home late at night.

From Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations by Alexander, Mrs.