virgin

virgin
01. In my culture, it is important to remain a [virgin] until marriage.
02. According to a recent survey, more Americans lose their [virginity] in June than in any other month.
03. The veil worn by a bride in Western cultures originally symbolized the bride's [virginity], innocence, and modesty.
04. She uses only pure [virgin] olive oil on her salads.
05. She has created an image of herself as a pure, [virginal] woman, innocent and unspoiled.
06. The skiers were awestruck by the beauty and purity of the [virgin] slopes before them.
07. Environmental groups are asking the government to stop the destruction of [virgin] rainforest.
08. In August 2005, more than 50,000 bare-breasted young [virgins] gathered together in a ceremony to choose the King of Swaziland's 13th wife.
09. Not many women in my culture today are still [virgins] when they get married.
10. In the Christian religion, Mary is believed to have given birth to Jesus Christ, despite the fact that she was a [virgin].
11. The singer Madonna once remarked, "I always thought of losing my [virginity] as a career move."
12. Lillian Carter, mother of former President Jimmy Carter, once remarked, "Sometimes when I look at all my children, I say to myself, "Lillian, you should have stayed a [virgin].""
13. Edward Dahlberg once claimed that what men desire is a [virgin] who is a whore.
14. Voltaire once suggested that it is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that [virginity] could be a virtue.
15. Producing recycled paper requires half the energy and creates half the air and water pollution that producing [virgin] paper does.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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