How to Use queen mother in a Sentence

queen mother

noun

• The last notable royal death before his was that of the queen mother in 2002.
  — S. Jay Olshansky, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2021
• At some point, every last one of the top royals graced the magazine's pages, starting with the queen mother on through to Prince Harry and Meghan.
  — Leanne Italie, ajc, 23 Dec. 2022
• Her plan is to just stay in this room until Adam turns 16, becomes a man, and can challenge his dad for the throne, at which point Lilith will become queen mother.
  — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2021
• In 2002, Prince Charles codesigned a garden dedicated to the late queen mother.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2019
• Both argue that the queen mother’s legacy is one of devotion to her family and striving for peace.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022
• The friend had presumably overlooked the new color schemes and upholsteries that Mr. Kime had chosen for the house, which had by then been passed on to the Prince of Wales, the queen mother having died in 2002.
  — Alex Williams, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2022
• But for some reason, Antonescu had respect for the queen mother, Helen.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Jan. 2018
• Get ready for a lot of stunning ball gowns, snobby queen mothers, and fairytale endings—because here’s your full list of the best royal Hallmark movies ever.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 May 2018
• At the center of the saga is Angela Bassett as Ramonda, the queen mother of Wakanda, who carries the devastating loss of her child with stunning resolve.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Nov. 2022
• Every male leader, from king to local chieftain, is balanced by a queen mother—a senior woman chosen from the ruling lineage.
  — Susan Delson, WSJ, 12 Apr. 2018
• In April 1945, newspapers featured a picture of the queen mother visiting the woman's branch of the army, watching a young woman repair a military truck engine.
  — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 3 June 2019
• The queen mother came up with an ingenious plan to secure her position as the kingdom’s preeminent politician.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022
• So far this is all presented in the gauzy manner of a Hallmark Channel film, which makes Ginny’s disturbing flashbacks to her own childhood, in which her stern father and ice-queen mother were not exactly dog lovers, all the more odd.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
• Others, like the queen mother and Diana, Princess of Wales, were given ceremonial funerals, which are largely the same as a state funeral with only minor differences.
  — David Luhnow, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
• And surprisingly, this current 24th cycle — which finds Banks restored to queen mother status after letting Rita Ora baby-sit for a year — isn’t showing its years (despite removing its maximum age cap).
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• In truth, there is much to work with — real heroines like Yaa Asantewaa, a formidable Ashanti queen mother who single-handedly led a rebellion against British colonialists, exist.
  — Stephanie Smith-Strickland, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2020
• Her onetime beauty-queen mother, Nela (Danica Čurčić), who beneath her serene veneer trembles with girlish excitement over the upcoming festivities, advises patience.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2022

Last Updated: 26 Jul 2024