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Recent Examples of ladyship
Which brings us, finally, to Lady M. delightfully encapsulated by Sondra Radvanovsky, who vocally embraces all her ladyship’s contradictions.
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Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2021
Her ladyship directed Richard and Henry to report on one another’s health in every letter home.
—Julie Flavell, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021
For almost a century, the Vogue treatment has been a perk of the first ladyship.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2021
Your ladyship The number of women India’s 25 high courts is rankling.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 7 Nov. 2019
Streep’s chastising of Trump in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes was derided as a sniffy display of royal hauteur, as if her ladyship had gotten her blue sash in a twist.
—James Wolcott, The Hive, 19 June 2017
Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2021
Her ladyship directed Richard and Henry to report on one another’s health in every letter home.
—Julie Flavell, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021
For almost a century, the Vogue treatment has been a perk of the first ladyship.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2021
Your ladyship The number of women India’s 25 high courts is rankling.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 7 Nov. 2019
Streep’s chastising of Trump in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes was derided as a sniffy display of royal hauteur, as if her ladyship had gotten her blue sash in a twist.
—James Wolcott, The Hive, 19 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladyship
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Sage had befriended Hamilton and offered to trade information about the outlaw’s whereabouts to authorities to avoid deportation over her activities as a madam.Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
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Warren Beatty plays McCabe, a drifter and fast-talker who falls in with, and falls in love with, Mrs. Miller (Julie Christie), a madam who offers to improve business at his low-rent brothel.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
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Located on Rue de Rivoli and overlooking the Tuileries Garden, the hotel has hosted a long line of royals and royal consorts, from Napoleon’s mistress to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.Jessie Heyman, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
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Alas, Chicken Man’s foray into the big-time implodes after armed robbers attack the party — leaving Frank to assume that Chicken Man and his cunning mistress, Vivian (Taraji P. Henson), were in on the heist.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
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Playing an acid-tongue dowager or master teacher of witchcraft came naturally to her, but what thrilled her about acting was its transformative freedom.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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There were pompous society dowagers with melting faces, young beauties with speckled dresses, unexpected sphinxes and nature spirits.Will Heinrich, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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Kidman’s been on a run of playing overachieving matrons lately, in roles from Big Little Lies to the upcoming The Perfect Couple.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2024
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In 1931, a 16-year-old Black boy, Alexander McClay Williams was sentenced to death for the murder of a white school matron, 34-year-old Vida Robare.Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
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“Ladyship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladyship. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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