dominie

Example Sentences

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In 1966, she took over from Vanessa Redgrave as Muriel Spark's mind-bending dominie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Wyndham's theatre.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2011

"The clothes you make for your marionettes are not bad," said the dominie.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in his own home, he was a dominie indeed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Fitch, a shrill-voiced and bony-handed woman, taught her the words of hymns, while the dominie, who had been a drummer in the Civil War, instructed her in music.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I'll tell you what it is," he continued, "if it wasn't for our good dominie there, I'd admit to you that I hate a real professional philanthropist—ten to one he's a humbug."

From Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy by Wells, David Dwight