one-woman

adjective

: done, performed, or controlled by one woman
a one-woman job/show/play/business

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Bushnell launched her one-woman show in 2021 off-Broadway. — Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 Landis is practically a one-woman operation inside the Montgomery County warehouse. — Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Originated by Whoopi Goldberg in 1984, The Whoopi Monologues was originally a one-woman show. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 And a one-woman operation blossomed into a nonprofit that now serves more than 1,600 students with more than 30 different disabilities and is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary. — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for one-woman

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“One-woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-woman. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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