dowager queen
Example Sentences
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Until February 1952, the dowager queen outranked her granddaughter.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2022
Her cousin, Mary — to some, the queen of Scotland, dowager queen of France and the rightful queen of England, but to her enemies, “that conniving Scottish witch” — languishes in the Tower of London.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2020
The dowager queen of American ski areas, the val ley has been rejuvenated in recent years.
From Time Magazine Archive
London, the dowager queen putting her gaudiest remnants on fire sale, seems so different from Warsaw.
From Time Magazine Archive
Let the dowager queen still think that it is the king whom Laura loves, she will be less watchful of you.
From Frederick the Great and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
