young lady
noun
a young, usually unmarried woman of refinement, grace, etc.
young ladies
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pluralof young lady.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She was the top student at a local school for young ladies, where she learned to speak French, studied the world outside her community and was taught to express her opinions, which were sometimes controversial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
“We train young ladies to be leaders and to make sure they have the wisdom to lead … and that goes hand in hand with the true meaning of what AKA is all about.”
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2024
Victoria Azarenka says tennis needs to improve safeguarding to stop "vulnerable young ladies getting taken advantage of".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2022
“Hey, you gotta take care of the young ladies here and pull them through this,” Williams said of his conversation with Harris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
"Poisoned, the whole lot of you. I never seen anythin' like it. Sick here, sick there, whatever have you young ladies been stuffin' yourselves with?"
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
