How to Use diva in a Sentence

diva

noun
  • The blueprint for a pop diva in a new decade was created and the standard was set unbelievably high.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2020
  • Gwen Stefani moved from rock-band frontwoman to dance-floor diva during this period as well.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Ashleigh, meanwhile, also responded to the tweet calling her a diva.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 2 June 2020
  • Like any diva worth her salt, Carey made fans wait three decades before finally delivering a memoir.
    Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2020
  • The diva is dropping an album of deep cuts, The Rarities, on Oct. 2.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Many tracks beam straight into an early-’90s warehouse with spritzing hi-hats, rhythmic piano, and spiraling diva wails.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 1 June 2020
  • Or is the offensive system simply not going to work for the typical diva No. 1 WR?
    cleveland, 14 June 2020
  • Alyssa Edwards, the show's oft-recurring dancing diva professional.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 13 June 2020
  • Morgan recently defended McCoy, who has been accused of being a diva on social media.
    NBC News, 3 June 2020
  • And, with the dawn of a new year, pop divas take over the arenas.
    Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The light, the mic and the diva with the sheer power of her voice and her presence.
    ABC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Over the years, Megan Schoonbrood has emerged as a true show diva.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2020
  • This, says the film, is the boss diva others are too blind to see.
    Amy Nicholson, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The little diva wore a pair of white pointed-toe pumps to the show.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
  • In the clip, the pop diva spins around in a pink bikini bottom and a white cropped blouse.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • There’s something about the show that gives me the courage to belt out the biggest diva hits of all time.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Though Smith still feels star struck when a pop diva walks into the room.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2023
  • This is listed as a house/diva-house/house-pop song on Wikipedia.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 27 May 2022
  • Because how else does a diva know what to read next, dahling?
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
  • The pop diva loves the game of mystery and has been keeping fans on full alert with tweets teasing to the project.
    Kendall Trammell, CNN, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Angelina Jolie stars as opera diva Maria Callas in the last week of her life.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024
  • And no, the diva's second attempt did not go much better than the first.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 May 2024
  • All told, this yeast is a demanding diva and I, for one, don’t quite have the patience to deal with it.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The domestic diva may or may not have helped improve the recipe.
    Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2021
  • At the time, rumors painted Momsen as a diva behind the scenes.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In Season 1, Jamie was a spoiled diva and a bully whose façade began to crack.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 16 June 2023
  • But the more the French comedian and filmmaker kept thinking about it, the more the pop diva’s life spoke to her.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Take a look at the drag diva's selections for her playlist below.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2021
  • But LuPone, even in a Joan Jett wig, is not the type of diva who surrenders her own redoubtable persona.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
  • That afternoon, fickle diva Venus throws a fit on Pluto, which is simply trying to mind its own business.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 13 Sep. 2024

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