unschoolmarmish

Example Sentences

• "A young man on Minnesota Street and one of the lady teachers in one of the public schools not far from Cass Avenue, having concluded that a consolidation of their joys and sorrows would lead to their mutual advantage, resolved that upon the 17th day of July, 1878, at 8 o’clock in the evening, they would be joined in holy wedlock. […] The young man didn’t know a license was necessary. He begged the minister to go on. The minister respected the majesty of the law and refused. The bride burst into very un[-]school-marmish tears; she sobbed and prayed the hard-hearted clergyman to look upon that wedding outfit and complete the ceremony."
• "So now, stimulated by some further experience with that world which does not care a tinker's damn whether a verb agrees with its subject in number and person or not, she permitted the taxicab to jounce her smile out of all semblance to anything calmly superior and into a very unschoolmarmish grin."
• "He is attracted to an unschoolmarmish schoolmistress, but cannot settle down to Ireland."
• "Alma is an experienced teacher from Manitoba, here for a Refresher Course. She readily fitted into the activities of the School. Many times she added her apt, unschoolmarmish comments to impromptu discussions."
• "You’ll find after-Easter bargains that will tempt you to start from your toes and work right on up to your hat—an utterly frivolous, “un-schoolmarmish” one, please!"
• "We tiptoed backstage in search of our second grader and found Mrs. Brown, who handles second graders with humor and affection, leaning against a packing case muffling a hearty case of un[-]school-marmish hysterics."