governess
Example Sentences
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She’s like the innocent-looking child in a Gothic novel who feigns ignorance even as the new governess finds her favorite dress hacked to bits and a decapitated doll left in her bed.
From New York Times
A governess taught the princesses on the grounds.
From Washington Post
Their governess, Marion Crawford, later recollected he had "showed off a great deal".
From BBC
Marion Crawford, who served as their governess, wrote in her memoir, “The Little Princesses,” that Elizabeth was smitten with Philip’s arresting blue eyes and Viking good looks.
From Seattle Times
Emery first came to New Orleans in 1943 to visit her governess and get away from the cold winter of Syracuse, New York.
From Seattle Times
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