belle

The recollections are told, often, as if the person interviewed is back at a time when Parker seemed like a simple, bubbly, unaffected Texas belle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

So when the belle of the ball took a break from the revelry and sat down to order a drink, I subtly repositioned myself on the couch across from her.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025

Many of them were built in the early 20th century - grand belle epoque palaces serving a then emerging class of privileged, primarily English tourists.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025

Later, he asked his belle of the stairwell how she might have reacted if he had asked her to marry him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

“I just have no sense of direction!” he said with exasperation, placing a hand on his cheek like a befuddled belle.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Now, thanks to how fast AI is changing, they are the belles of the ball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

If the pure plays are the current belles of the ball, IBM could be the long-term keeper for investors.

From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025

Tabitha Pritts, described by the local newspaper as “one of the most popular belles of the Nooksack Valley,” caught his eye, and he hers.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023

"Our friends had been contacted by a movie company that wanted to film a fictional scene of Southern belles making their debut," he wrote.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2020

I just kept walking across the huge room until below me was a pile of hay belles.

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos