How to Use maiden in a Sentence

maiden

1 of 2 noun
  • No maiden has ever made it out alive, but Lia has trained for this.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Christ pulls him out of a tiny hole, like a gallant medieval knight rescuing a maiden in distress.
    — Mary Dzon, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The court maidens this year are Kennedy Kuntz and Sidney Hoover.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • There have been several other maiden wins at the Hungaroring.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
  • No maiden has won the Preakness in the modern era, with the last victory coming in 1888.
    — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • Whatever the case may be, three-quarters of a century on from that maiden trip, Calvi remains a quiet, sunny town.
    — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Civil Liberty was the only maiden in the field and was listed at 30-1 on the morning line.
    — Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • This is a 1,000 year old tradition where two maidens are chosen to be slaughtered as repentance to one of their goddesses.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Morse wheeled his runner back in seven days after a last-race maiden victory of five lengths on the Arkansas Derby undercard.
    — Bob Wisener, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Their breakthrough arrives with a performance of Temple Maiden, a dance tracing the love and envy of two maidens who turn into serpents.
    — Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • But who is this enigmatic maiden concealed behind a mask and uncharacteristically nervous about the ball?
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Hernandez rode 18 of Baffert’s 24 winners, including eight wins in 2-year-old maiden races.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Our heroine is Buttercup (Robin Wright), a beautiful maiden from the mythical land of Florin.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The hero’s antic flirtations with a French maiden drag on at inordinate length, leaving an organist little room for creative invention.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Prized 2-year-olds trained by Bob Baffert ran an impressive 1-2 in their debuts in Sunday’s opening race, a six-furlong test for maidens.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Now the Briton sits at 275 points in the standings, just nine points shy of Piastri as both chase their maiden drivers’ title and the team’s first since 2008.
    — Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
    — ABC News, 21 June 2026
  • For Burna Boy, his maiden top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs comes via his second appearance.
    — Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The Orient Express started in 1883, when its maiden trip, from Paris to Constantinople, flipped the concept of long-distance travel on its head.
    — Sarah Allard, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The Daily Racing Form reported Ocelli, the maiden who finished third in the Derby, is now expected to run in the Preakness.
    — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • An leads the ensemble as Chang Er, a fairy maiden dwelling in the titular lunar residence with her lover Hou Yi, portrayed by Dominick Rustam.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Luna’s transatlantic, 13-night maiden voyage departs Civitavecchia (Rome) on March 10.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025
  • American teen Iva Jovic became the youngest champion on the women’s tennis tour this season after the 17-year-old won her maiden singles title at the Guadalajara Open.
    — Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Chargers have been impressive in their D-1 maiden voyage, winning seven games (three over D-1 schools) and posting a 2-2 mark so far in the NEC.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The track also announced an increase in the purses for special weight 2-year-old maiden races to $100,000, putting the track on par with similar events run at Kentucky and New York tracks.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The 2026 Miss Smiling Irish Eyes is Molly McKenna, and the court maidens Kennedy Kuntz and Sidney Hoover.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The show is also virtually devoid of romantic escapades, a good thing since Dumas’ novel is filled with a lot of sentimental claptrap about fighting for defenseless women’s honor or seducing virtuous maidens or going to war due to the physical beauty of a monarch.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Rather than being hunched over their game consoles, these guys were reenacting a legend that—according to Liane—dates back to the early Middle Ages, featuring a Catholic maiden called Mata and a Muslim prince called Grifone.
    — Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
  • McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris also find themselves in an intense title battle which could see either of them claiming their maiden drivers’ title and the team’s first since 2008.
    — Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The vehicle is one in the same that launched in June 2024 for the International Space Station on its maiden human spaceflight with two NASA astronauts on board.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025

maiden

2 of 2 adjective
  • This one made a wrong turn and got stranded on its maiden flight.
    — Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Everything is ready for the first engine run and the maiden flight.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
  • Ocelli is winless in six starts, with his best showing a second in a maiden race last year.
    — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Only a handful of styles were made for the maiden collection.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • My maiden visit came with my mum and dad in 1982 as a ninth birthday treat.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Others were on their maiden voyage, looking to make an impact at the state level.
    — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The maiden voyage took 4½ months as the Cooperstown stopped at five ports along the way.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • That often, but not always, suggests a smooth maiden voyage.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The Tesla was airborne for just a few seconds, but its maiden flight went viral.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Kellaway made his maiden first-class century at the second time of asking.
    — Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • During the maiden flight, Proteus followed a short test profile.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
  • When the Senators reached the playoffs last spring, that was also his maiden voyage.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The exception to this will be the maiden voyage, which is five nights and sets sail July 14.
    — Megan Dubois, Chron, 14 July 2022
  • The current target for the maiden season is 2029.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Both drivers will be looking to grab as many points as possible in their quest for a maiden drivers’ championship.
    — Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Taiba broke onto the scene with a maiden win by 7½ lengths at Santa Anita.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Al Reem was launched earlier this year, but has only just begun her maiden season in the Aegean.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2025
  • For the second straight day, a Bob Baffert trained 2-year-old triumphed in a maiden special race.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
  • On our April Mediterranean sailing—he ship’s third since its maiden voyage—the manifest ran the gamut.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The fourth member of the crew, Canadian Jeremy Hansen, will be on his maiden flight.
    — The Week, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Sainz’s maiden win with Ferrari came in 2022 at the British Grand Prix.
    — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The maiden flight, expected later this year in Germany, will serve as a crucial benchmark for the program.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
  • Rai struggled early in his round as a cavalcade of other golfers stood between him and his maiden major championship.
    — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
  • Gonzalez fouled Brunson once but otherwise held up respectably against the Knicks star in his maiden shift.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas is breaking even more records ahead of its maiden voyage this month.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Either would be final favorite as Atletico and Arsenal both seek their maiden crown.
    — Greg Cote may 3, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
  • Pyka said DropShip completed its maiden flight just six months after the program launched.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
  • Two more prized 2-year-old colts from the Baffert stable ran 1-2 Saturday in a maiden race.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Shepherd notched his maiden T20 half-century.
    — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • In 1628, the Swedish warship keeled over and sank just minutes after setting sail on its maiden voyage.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023

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