one-woman

adjective

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

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At the moment, Folds is focused on his current project as a producer and musical director for Lindsey Kraft’s one-woman musical, We’re Been Here Before. — Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 Chelsea’s relationship with O’Donnell, who is mom to five, is explored in Rosie’s one-woman show. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 There’s been a lot of buzz around one particular one-woman show at Edinburgh Fringe 2026. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026 At the Lortel, her one-woman show plays out on a candlestick-heavy gothic set by Derek McLane that resembles a Barbie Dreamhouse modded for a Meat Loaf video, and Cohen enters in an haute-Ren-faire pink maiden’s dress by Kelsey Randall. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 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 6 Sep. 2026.

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