godmother

Example Sentences

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It belonged to Jean's godmother Jeanne Baudot, a friend and student of Renoir's, who passed the painting on to her inheritors.

From Barron's

The “Have Mercy” performer went on to share how she “cries it out first,” in prayer and in phone calls with her godmother and her siblings, including her sister and bandmate Halle Bailey.

From Los Angeles Times

So, I asked two friends of mine to be their godparents, so they’d have a godmother.

From Washington Post

“Ben Gvir gets his own private militia, why not? Fairy godmother Netanyahu fills all his wishes. Silence is no longer an option.”

From Washington Post

The story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe — the singer and guitarist often called the godmother of rock-and roll — was untold for so long that any attempt to bring it to life had to be seismic.

From Washington Post