Examples of matronly in a Sentence
She feared she was becoming a matronly old woman.
She wore a matronly blue dress.
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Tomlin and Field felt a bit differently about their more matronly garb.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023
His investigation starts with a casual anecdote from that year: A census taker named Selena Catalano makes a house call in Rochester, New York, to interview the matronly Nellie Oakden, Bouk’s great-grandmother.
—Hamilton Cain, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2022
Her youthful style had given way to matronly suits, sensible shoes, quaint hats and an immutable, immovable gray coiffure.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022
In her final years, the queen was often photographed with a wide grin and eyes that crinkled in matronly triumph.
—Kelly Crow, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022
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
Tomlin and Field felt a bit differently about their more matronly garb.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023
His investigation starts with a casual anecdote from that year: A census taker named Selena Catalano makes a house call in Rochester, New York, to interview the matronly Nellie Oakden, Bouk’s great-grandmother.
—Hamilton Cain, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2022
Her youthful style had given way to matronly suits, sensible shoes, quaint hats and an immutable, immovable gray coiffure.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022
In her final years, the queen was often photographed with a wide grin and eyes that crinkled in matronly triumph.
—Kelly Crow, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022
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“Matronly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matronly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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matronly
adjective
ma·tron·ly
ˈmā-trən-lē 
: of, resembling, or suitable for a matron
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