How to Use femininity in a Sentence

femininity

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  • This idea of femininity was played with through the visuals of the campaign.
    — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2023
  • To add a touch of femininity to the monochromatic look, the garment's short sleeves billowed out from the bodice and had matching ruffles by the hem.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2023
  • In pageants around the world, beauty and femininity ideals have long been upheld and rarely challenged.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 24 June 2022
  • On Dirt Femme, Tove Lo buries herself in the nuances of her femininity.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2022
  • This $33 pair also includes pockets — a huge bonus — and a tie belt, which adds a dash of dressy femininity.
    — Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Its V-neck design and belted waist exude femininity, while the long sleeves keep the winter breezes at bay.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • When femininity, as a concept, is kinda the clan’s whole crest?
    — Vogue, 15 Apr. 2022
  • This paperbag pair, which is on sale at Target for just $30 right now, features a bow belt for an extra dash of femininity.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Overall, the entire look adds sharp edges to soft femininity.
    — Glamour, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The collar adds just the right amount of preppiness and femininity to a look without feeling overdone.
    — Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com, 6 June 2022
  • The result is sleek and fluid, with a dose of romantic femininity.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
  • This perfume is the ultimate in femininity with its jasmine and rose essence.
    — Cailey Lindberg, Good Housekeeping, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The menswear line’s dedication to whimsy and color gives it a softness, a kind of femininity.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
  • But in her first novel, Trespasses, the Irish writer Louise Kennedy doesn’t shy away from either fun or femininity.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2022
  • My memory of that first time—over six years ago now—echoes that special frisson of noticing your femininity.
    — Isha Marathe, Bon Appétit, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Critics have complained that this is the policing not of athleticism but of femininity.
    — S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2023
  • This flag showcases femininity with the color pink, masculinity with the color blue and a combination of the two in the form of purple.
    — Kiersten Willis, ajc, 8 June 2022
  • Grunge was the theme of Rosé's number, especially with her nearly knee-length leather sneakers, while femininity took front and center in Jisoo's two-piece.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The idea is that Elvis anoints Priscilla’s demure femininity, but Sofia shows it as exquisite teenage girliness.
    — Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
  • First to go is the social exoskeleton of her womanhood, the world’s construction of her femininity.
    — James Wood, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The curve hem lends a bit of femininity and creates a flattering silhouette.
    — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
  • Always playing with gender, Corrin added a touch of femininity with a white Miu Miu handbag.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Parisian feels—along with the sort of fun-loving spirit associated with the modern era of femininity.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2023
  • There’s some subtle ruching at the shoulders and on the back for a touch of femininity, and there’s both a chest pocket and an elastic waist with a drawstring string closure for added functionality.
    — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Men tend to wear suits and ties and most women wear skirts and lace mantillas on their heads, the latter a traditional sign of humility and femininity.
    — Ruth Graham, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • And clearly, pink—a hue that for decades has been inexplicably linked to femininity—is a power color.
    — Maressa Brown, Parents, 25 July 2023
  • People tend to worry about how others see them, especially around high school age, or are caught up in stereotypes of femininity.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 24 May 2023
  • An African-American artist born in 1971, Thomas’s work tackles themes of femininity, power, challenging the male gaze, and celebrity.
    — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The concept of sacred femininity and connection to the earth finds a natural home in a rural communal setting of a movement founded by a woman in the 1770s.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • The show’s discussion of Blackness (specifically of Black femininity) and the onus that comes with it is a first for Bridgerton, a universe that’s only very lightly touched on the unique racial dynamic of this universe in the past.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 10 May 2023

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