one-woman

adjective

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

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Working as a one-woman crew on the film, shooting only via iPhone, proved empowering for Loktev as a director. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 The one-time Tony nominee made her return to Broadway in 2025 with the one-woman play Call Me Izzy. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026 In 1995 LuPone starred on Broadway as Maria Callas in another (largely) one-woman play, Terrence McNally’s play Master Class. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 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 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 11 Oct. 2026.

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