A fortyish trophy wife of a wealthy, much-older man. From Wordnik.com. [The Part Time Wife]
Maria Cole is a beautiful, fortyish African-American dentist. From Wordnik.com. [Laurence Leamer: Obama's First Betrayal?] Reference
Nils was a fortyish food vendor with an authoritative manner. From Wordnik.com. [Orphan Star]
He was fortyish, small and pale and dressed in a neat blue suit. From Wordnik.com. [Fatal Tide]
He was a bald-headed man, fortyish, with large, intelligent eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Space Beagle]
So here I am, one of your fortyish readers with a six-figure income. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
A fortyish woman in a black suit and a Roman collar was on the kneeler. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
The first was an attractive, fortyish woman in a silver lame evening gown. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
Larry was a fortyish Puerto Rican who reminded Beverly of a fox, or a weasel. From Wordnik.com. [1968]
It was a fortyish woman dressed to kill-in red, again the current "power" color. From Wordnik.com. [Clear and Present Danger]
The man's hair was silvered, too, though his face looked to be fortyish, no more. From Wordnik.com. [Hide And Seek]
Celestra Riondo was fortyish, plump, efficient, and obviously mad about her boss. From Wordnik.com. [Murder Crossed]
Kate said something amusing to a fortyish-looking professor as she walked past him. From Wordnik.com. [Kiss the Girls]
Kathleen was fortyish and did not look it-no, she looked her age and wore it regally. From Wordnik.com. [Time For The Stars]
Kemper yanked him in and pinned him to the walL He was fortyish, sandy-haired, and slender. From Wordnik.com. [American Tabloid]
He was hunched over and grinning, making us look like a couple of fortyish kids playing a prank. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference
A few minutes later a fortyish human with a build like a wrestler came out of the near corridor. From Wordnik.com. [Orphan Star]
A small crowd gathers to appreciate the spectacle: a Waffen-SS officer, thin, fortyish, and liquored up. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell] Reference
In Massachusetts, Balancing Act Shoes is downsizing and decides that fortyish Noreen Kelly is redundant. From Wordnik.com. [The Wildwater Walking Club-Claire Cook « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews] Reference
Spade was at a table set for afternoon tea when the fortyish matron entered from Spokane's Sprague Avenue. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Spade & Archer by Joe Gores] Reference
Emma Thompson is single, fortyish Kate Walker whose job involves polling rude passengers at Heathrow Airport. From Wordnik.com. [Review: ‘Last Chance Harvey’ | We Are Movie Geeks] Reference
A fortyish librarian with a sweet face stood up and said she had never been married and never even had a date. From Wordnik.com. [Perversion] Reference
By that time, the Morgenstern family lawyer, a chic fortyish woman named Blythe Benson, had arrived on the scene. From Wordnik.com. [Grave Surprise]
He looks a great deal like an extremely famous fortyish novelist, but I am trying not to stare so I can't be sure. From Wordnik.com. [Monday Night at the Park Slope B&N: Emily Mitchell and "The Last Summer of the World"] Reference
I suspect that fortyish, over-qualified sorts aren't high on their preference lists, but I refuse to give up hope. From Wordnik.com. [Financial Report] Reference
She opened one of the dossiers and studied the photo of a fortyish woman with short wavy hair and an engaging smile. From Wordnik.com. [Firestorm]
So far, he hadn't heard anything that would distinguish Blackstone from half the fortyish-year-old men in the country. From Wordnik.com. [Sully's Kids]
Jules Feiffer's new play Elliot Loves begins with a monologue delivered by Elliot (Anthony Heald), a fortyish Chicagoan. From Wordnik.com. [Laughing Until It Hurts] Reference
Mamet's "Hill" and "Thomas" are Carol (Rebecca Pidgeon), a college undergrad, and John (William Macy), a fortyish professor. From Wordnik.com. [A Tough Lesson In Sexual Harassment] Reference
With a start I realized that this elegant fortyish woman, who now sells American cosmetics for a living, had tears in her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Mother of All Mothers] Reference
The top brass: McMahon and Joe Trippi, fortyish veterans who have long been based in Washington; Trippi is in his seventh campaign. From Wordnik.com. [There's A Chill In The Air] Reference
At its height my pantry had nearly 100 different herbs and spices - right now I am down to fortyish and suffering withdrawal symptoms. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
Ironically when mother and daughter meet, the former seems like a young teen and the latter appears as the more mature fortyish parent. From Wordnik.com. [The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners-Luanne Rice « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews] Reference
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