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“Whereas first-century wives like Fulvia, Agrippina Maior, and Agrippina Minor were routinely castigated for acting mannishly, Christianity now encouraged their faithful counterparts to shrug off the temperamental shackles that limited their sex.”
“I'm just thinking of how the image of Napolitano mannishly dumping on Palin will play politically.”
“Lumbering through the narrow checkout lane at Osco, one girl on each hip, a strong, young son behind, he hugging one gallon, I dangling one from each mannishly strong index finger.”
“As for appearances, Smith had gray eyes, curiously colorless hair kept cropped short, and invariably wore gray, either as a mannishly tailored suit, or a chauffeur's uniform (and somehow, perhaps because she looked so androgynous, no one was scandalized by a woman in trousers).”
Phoenix And Ashes
“The way the boy stood there holding the telegram, so mannishly determined against tears, it made Mr. Mack finally to heave.”
“He found her handsome, though with a mannishly square jaw and sharp features.”
And Other Tales Of Valdemar
“She was a tall, lean, athletic-looking woman, her silver-blond hair kept mannishly short.”
Countdown
“Her close-cropped hair was mannishly styled and dyed shoe-polish black, her eyes intense when they briefly met mine.”
“I saw Jim as a guy who probably had cool loner fantasies when he was a passenger on planes, refusing to speak to his seat mates, nodding in silent agreement with newsmagazine think pieces, and being mannishly curt with flight attendants.”
Shampoo Planet
“She had a pleasant and self-possessed manner, and was beautifully tailored — not mannishly, and yet with a severe fineness of outline that negatived the appeal of a beautiful figure.”
Unnatural Death
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