Words similar to lady
Example sentences for: lady
How can you use “lady” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
Reluctant to cede the precious gender gap to the Republicans, the first lady initially wanted to be Al Gore's running mate.
This session attracted an unusual amount of interest, because it was the first time the first lady was going to have to face questions from reporters about the sex scandal.
Memsahib `term of respect for a European lady,' for example, derives from English ma'am and Hindi sahib `sir, master,' a word borrowed by Hindi from Arabic; boxwallah `peddler' combines English box and Hindi wallah `person in charge of a particular thing'; chotapeg `half-sized drink' unites Hindi chota `little, small' and English peg (Anglo-Indian slang since at least 1864 for a drink, especially of brandy and soda water); and shroffage `commission charged for shroffing' combines shroff (an adaptation of Hindi saraf `banker, money-lender,' a word borrowed from Arabic) and the English suffix - age . Combinations of Hindi and Persian elements include:
Long ago I read, in the Tiffany Manners for Teenagers book, that a gentleman should never wipe up anything he accidentally spills in a lady's lap.
And Chung says that afterwards he was told that the First Lady definitely knew about his donation.
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