crone
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“Survive the night or become a part of it,” a crone whispers to Clover during her second loop, and therein lies the key to their survival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2025
Of course, she already knew much about oppression from Miss Asthma, a crone quick to mete out punishments like “one long supperless week” when Annie sticks up for herself.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2024
Confronting one leads them to Daciana, one of the true ancients, a shriveled crone to whom Claudia offers hope and a few drops of her blood.
From Salon ● May 13, 2024
Unlike Eugène Delacroix’s 1830 image of a beautiful and bare-breasted personification of French freedom, Kollwitz’s crone is shown from the back, her sinewy arms raised and hands clenched urgently, practically launching herself into the crowd.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
I wanted to throw it away—give it to the next old crone I saw—anything to gain my relief; but the money belonged to Sacrabani, not to me.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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