Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
Note: 'She' is a third person singular pronoun. 'She' is used as the subject of a verb.
1.
You use ~ to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal who has already been mentioned or whose identity is clear.
When Ann arrived home that night, ~ found Brian in the house watching TV...
She was seventeen and ~ had no education or employment...
PRON
2.
Some writers may use ~ to refer to a person who is not identified as either male or female. They do this because they wish to avoid using the pronoun ‘he’ all the time. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use ‘he or ~’ or ‘they’.
The student may show signs of feeling the strain of responsibility and ~ may give up...
PRON
3.
She is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation.
Britain needs new leadership if ~ is to help shape Europe’s future.
PRON
4.
Some people use ~ to refer to a car or a machine. People who sail often use ~ to refer to a ship or boat.
Hundreds of small boats clustered round the yacht as ~ sailed into Southampton docks.
PRON