old dame
Example Sentences
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Even the grand old dame of weddings remains hopeful for the future.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2015
Could you find a way to shut up that annoying old dame down on earth?
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2013
Sheik’s Vision Could Trump Plan for Park in Queens There is a grand plan to be found for Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, a face-lift for this dowdy old dame.
From New York Times • May 7, 2013
The hero is always played by a girl, the ugly old dame by a man; and there is usually a stuffed cat or dog.
From Time Magazine Archive
The old dame who had been their nurse fetched dry jerkins out of a press, and scolded them for retching their deaths, and denounced Sir Ector for keeping on so long.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
