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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'were female' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used as a comparison between two groups, typically with a different gender. For example: "Out of the five participants in the experiment, three were male and two were female."
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None were female.
Nine dogs were female.
All were female.
Forty-eight percent were female.
About half of the attendees were female.
Nearly half of them were female.
Three were female and six were male.
Six were male and three were female.
The other two MedStar patients were female.
Two-thirds were female.
57 % patients were female.
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