belle

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Recent Examples of belle Each of Parton's four bites were inspired by the Southern belle and classic desserts, like the Peachy Keen Cobbler and The Banana Pudding Pie donuts. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024 For all those bulk heads and bar belles looking to build muscle, lifting heavy weights isn’t necessary. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024 Each of Parton's four limited-edition bites — which come in a colorful, matching dozens box — are inspired by the Southern belle and classic desserts. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024 The almost universal acclaim for In Cold Blood lifted his reputation from that of a poetic mannerist into the pantheon of American belles lettres. Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for belle 
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Noun
  • While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
  • THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.
    Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
Noun
  • This stunning marble depiction of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare will go on public display in the atrium of the Wrightwood 659 gallery in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood starting on January 25.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
  • To the south is the open sea, home of a goddess who looms large in local mythology.
    Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Bayshore Veterinary Hospital confirmed the fox was receiving treatment at the facility in a Jan. 22 post on Facebook.
    Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The foxes are a legacy of the 2006 war between Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and Israel, when the animals moved down to the coast to escape fighting in the hills.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Belle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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