Examples of matronly in a Sentence
She feared she was becoming a matronly old woman.
She wore a matronly blue dress.
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Every few days, a matronly Spanish woman appeared at the fountain to give me a plastic bag with bananas and bread, and sometimes little packets of butter and jam.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Transforming the elegant British, non-Jewish actress into the matronly prime minister required prosthetics for the cheeks, chin, nose and neck, plus contact lenses and a wig.
—Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
They were often greeted with a hug from the matronly owner.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
The matronly Mavis, everyday elegant in delectable period style (costumes are by Brenda Abbandandolo), is bigoted, complicated and startlingly wise about life.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 5 May 2023
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Transforming the elegant British, non-Jewish actress into the matronly prime minister required prosthetics for the cheeks, chin, nose and neck, plus contact lenses and a wig.
—Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
They were often greeted with a hug from the matronly owner.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
The matronly Mavis, everyday elegant in delectable period style (costumes are by Brenda Abbandandolo), is bigoted, complicated and startlingly wise about life.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 5 May 2023
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“Matronly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matronly. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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matronly
adjective
ma·tron·ly
ˈmā-trən-lē 
: of, resembling, or suitable for a matron
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