grande dame
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Today’s glass and steel tower over the bones of what was once the grande dame of colonial luxury, the Hong Kong Hotel.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
One such crime took place at the city's most graceful grande dame, the 233-room Imperial Hotel, in 1897.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2023
Mrs. Bohm created a vast body of photographs, in the process becoming a grande dame of the art form, before she died at 98 on March 15 at a care facility in Northwest London.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2023
“She was the grande dame of letters in Los Angeles for decades,” said author, critic and Jewish Journal book editor Jonathan Kirsch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
C.P. was surprised when Elna Spaulding, wife of Asa T. Spaulding and the grande dame of the Mutual community, came through the door.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
