Noun: Lionesses
| Singular | Lionesses |
| Plural | the Lionesses |
Sample Sentences
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The Lionesses were given their biggest test of the year by a talented, albeit injury-hit, Brazilian side but delivered more silverware as their momentum continues to gather pace before this summer's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. [2023 April 6, Emma Sanders, “Women's Finalissima:England beat Brazil in dramatic shootout”, in BBC Sport:]
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Weakened by a string of injuries and the retirement of star players, the Euro 2022-winning Lionesses will need luck on their side to stop the USA lifting their third successive title[.] [2023 July 15, Suzanne Wrack, “Can the England women’s football team pull off the World Cup dream?”, in The Observer, →ISSN:]
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So much heart. The Lionesses staked their claim to be considered the greatest English sports team of all time in Basel. [2025 July 27, Suzanne Wrack, “Chloe Kelly the hero again as England beat Spain in Euro 2025 final shootout”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:]
Nouns inflected like Lionesses
Welsh Marches,
shakes,
three Fs,
three Rs,
Lionesses,
Leonardeschi,
Olympic Rings,
old days,
Edoni,
llama's pajamas,
stubborns,
dwindles,
hard yards,
antelope's cantaloupes,
three marks of existence,
dismals,
Seven Seas,
Chosen People,
Ready Reckoners,
temperates, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology