grande dame

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Today’s glass and steel tower over the bones of what was once the grande dame of colonial luxury, the Hong Kong Hotel.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

In the summer of 1974, I was working as a waiter at the White Elephant, the grande dame of Nantucket hotels, a rambling gray-shingled pile that sits right on the island’s harbor.

From New York Times • May 26, 2024

You may know the name Dale Chihuly, but have you heard of Ginny Ruffner, the grande dame of Seattle glass art?

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

One such crime took place at the city's most graceful grande dame, the 233-room Imperial Hotel, in 1897.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

A four-story eccentric grande dame beside two plain Janes.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin