1The termagant wife of the mayor was notorious for her sharp tongue and ability to intimidate the town's officials.
2In Shakespeare's comedies, the termagant is often a stock character, embodying the stereotype of the shrewish wife or the nagging mother-in-law.
3The literary critic argued that the termagant in Dickens's novels served as a foil to the more submissive female characters, highlighting the societal pressures on women during the Victorian era.
4The politician's wife was unfairly labelled a termagant by the press due to her outspoken views on social justice, which were seen as too radical for the time.
5There is a long history of termagants in literature and folklore, from the Wife of Bath in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to the more recent portrayals of strong-willed women in contemporary fiction.