debutante

Example Sentences

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Hometown favorite New Zealand, captained by Angel City’s Ali Riley, is playing in its sixth World Cup but has won as many games here as the Philippines, a tournament debutante.

From Los Angeles Times

Coming of age: In Detroit, a debutante ball where young Black women feel like they belong.

From New York Times

The play's lack of deeper inquiry and character-building leaves us feeling unsated — even as the debutantes begin to question the whole affair.

From New York Times

My grandfather served at the end of the British Empire, taking a job with the Indian Civil Service; my grandmother was formally presented to the queen as a debutante.

From Los Angeles Times

Try this horror-tinged mystery novel, about a 1950s debutante named Noemí, who travels from Mexico City to an imposing rural mansion to rescue her cousin Catalina from the mysterious Doyle family.

From New York Times