Example sentences for: maiden

How can you use “maiden” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • One says Hillary's going to use her maiden name in her Senate bid, and the other says Hillary and Bill are going to divorce the minute he's out of office.

  • It almost surely does mean `young woman,' but it can also mean a `girl,' `maiden,' `bride,' `youthful spouse,' a `woman of marriageable age' or `the age of puberty' (according to Gesenius-Robinson, my trusty 1888 Hebrew and English Lexicon).

  • My wife, who works for the administration under her maiden name, rolled her eyes, saying, "Gore's office is never going to let you get away with the credit."

  • According to Ovid, when Zeus first saw this nymph, he said, "Maiden, you are fit for [Zeus] himself to love, and will make someone divinely happy when you share his couch."

  • Recently, the world watched as the newest space shuttle made its maiden voyage.


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