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

I feel like Dame Edna wrote my book — some delusional grande dame who’s so funny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

José Kuri, a founder of Mexico City’s landmark gallery Kurimanzutto, recently referred to her as “the grande dame of Brazilian art.”

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2023

You may know the name Dale Chihuly, but have you heard of Ginny Ruffner, the grande dame of Seattle glass art?

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

They were boarding a train for Oxford to meet Dorothy Hodgkin, the grande dame of crystallography.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee