SPINSTER in a Sentence
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14 example sentences for SPINSTER, such as:
1. The poor good old woman was a spinster.
2. The scarred veteran was afraid of that old spinster.
3. And I hope every spinster may find as good a husband as my wife has found.
4. Black hair clumsily tucked under a mauve straw hat which would have suited a spinster.
5. Moreover, the six hundred thousand francs had settled the elderly spinster's indecision.
2. The scarred veteran was afraid of that old spinster.
3. And I hope every spinster may find as good a husband as my wife has found.
4. Black hair clumsily tucked under a mauve straw hat which would have suited a spinster.
5. Moreover, the six hundred thousand francs had settled the elderly spinster's indecision.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SPINSTER
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spinster
n. an elderly unmarried woman
n. someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
Classic Sentence:
1 So saying, she pointed out to the spinster two napoleons which were glittering on the table.
2 These households comprised of an old man and an old spinster are not rare, and always have the touching aspect of two weaknesses leaning on each other for support.
3 The scarred veteran was afraid of that old spinster.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER II—ONE OF THE RED SPECTRES OF THAT EPOCH
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER II—ONE OF THE RED SPECTRES OF THAT EPOCH
4 "Let us see, father," said the old spinster.
5 The old man and the old spinster had seated themselves with their backs to each other, and were thinking, each on his own account, the same things, in all probability.
6 The poor good old woman was a spinster.
7 Moreover, the six hundred thousand francs had settled the elderly spinster's indecision.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—THE TWO OLD MEN DO EVERYTHING, EACH ONE AFTER ...
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—THE TWO OLD MEN DO EVERYTHING, EACH ONE AFTER ...
8 Before the ladies could recover from their shocked astonishment at her statement and at a spinster mentioning such a matter, Melanie was standing in the doorway.
9 Miss Ella Stowbody, the spinster daughter of the Ionic bank, scratched her dry palms and blushed.
10 Black hair clumsily tucked under a mauve straw hat which would have suited a spinster.
11 Now this lady was a thin, yellow spinster, with a sharp nose and inquisitive eyes, who saw everything and gossiped about all she saw.
12 And I hope every spinster may find as good a husband as my wife has found.
13 Young Carey looked confused and pleased at hearing such statements from settled matrons and spinsters like Mrs. Meade and Melanie and Aunt Pitty and Fanny, and tried to hope that Scarlett really meant it.
Example Sentence:
1 A high-earning woman might rather be a spinster than marry a high-school drop-out.