(1) Maybe not brilliant, but well above the maidenly average in the 1800s.

(2) It was the traditional maidenly interrogation, and he felt ashamed of himself for finding it singularly childish.

(3) What good would demure and maidenly Members of Parliament be, inevitably responding: Oh, yes, if you please, kind sir!

(4) The maidenly bosom bared to this, the pretty almost-child's head thus distracted, the delicate foot mincing in this slough of blood and dirt, were types of the disjointed time.

(5) The new dancer smiled with a charming air of maidenly timidity and artlessness.

(6) Generally, for women beginners, Zhao Jinyu starts his course from "Dan or female role of the maidenly type".