Sentence examples for mere maiden from inspiring English sources

And that is the charm of this meeting: a mere maiden has the potential to prove ultimately more significant than a full dress rehearsal for a Classic.

Shane Watson, with whom the captain has not always enjoyed a cordial relationship, slammed Australia to within four of the target and England needed a mere 136 maidens or eight wickets to avoid humiliation.

However, Maxwell dramatically changed the context of the match with some sensational hitting in his maiden T20 fifty from a mere 18 deliveries.

Worcestershire were looking at a third straight County Championship defeat, a mere 37 runs ahead with just three second innings wickets intact, until 26-year-old Shantry smashed a stunning Botham-like maiden first-class century in just 89 balls in the final session on Thursday, blasting 18 fours and two sixes.

A maiden.

Mother's maiden name.

Mere paranoia?

Her maiden name was Berger.

I kept my maiden name.

Mother's maiden name backward.

(Her maiden name was Schwartzman).