spinsterhood

IPA: spˈɪnstɝhʊd

Examples of "spinsterhood" in Sentences

Janet thought that their spinsterhood had much to do with Mary.
Though a widow, Atia is by no means resigned to celibacy and spinsterhood.
I still think the article mentions her spinsterhood about three times too many.
In one story, the last, "Tannis of the Flats," the secret of Elinor Blair's spinsterhood is revealed
The last thing she needed right now was her own private version of Rockton mucking with her determined spinsterhood.
The 1921 census revealed that over two million women in Britain alone would never marry or have children, instead facing a life of spinsterhood alone.
Fans will discover in January if The Sun was right and Patty's spinsterhood is due to more than her raspy voice, incessant smoking, and plentiful body hair.
Today, the near-bride, Adele Dobbin, and her two sisters, Lois and Kathleen, blame Harvey for what unkind relatives call their spinsterhood, and what potential beaus might characterize as a leery, united front.
From that point on we begin to understand that spinsterhood is the condition she desires for Emily, as well as for herself, and that the years of quiet isolation together have formed a bond that is unhealthy as well as profoundly loving.