baroness

Example Sentences

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Both baronesses argued that the process for appointing peers to the House of Lords should be changed.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024

Prince William, the heir to the throne, will be there along with his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their children, as well as marquesses, dukes, baronesses, lords and earls.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

She passed word to her high-society friends, and soon baronesses, heiresses and tycoons’ wives were streaming to his Upper East Side salon.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2012

Patrons include two princesses, a sheaf of baronesses & countesses, illustrious scientists and world-renowned musicians.

From Time Magazine Archive

It appears Dupont was making money before the war by faceting spinels into false diamonds for dowagers and baronesses.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr