COQUETTE in a Sentence

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Herself a consummate coquette, she could not have maneuvered better on meeting a man she wished to attract.

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 Meanings and Examples of COQUETTE
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coquette
 n.  flirt; seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
Classic Sentence:
1  Herself a consummate coquette, she could not have maneuvered better on meeting a man she wished to attract.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 12: CHAPTER VI
2  She was a coquette to boot through her ignorance.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI—THE BATTLE BEGUN
Example Sentence:
1  Because she refused to give him an answer to his proposal of marriage, he called her a coquette.