hostess

Example Sentences

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The hostess working the front desk at the bar compliments my hair, which, to be honest, is in desperate need of a cut.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Later, at a post-match reception at the home of a wealthy local white family, the team lined up to meet the hostess.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It’s been 101 years since Virginia Woolf first published “Mrs Dalloway,” a novel about persnickety party hostess Clarissa Dalloway colliding with her former lovers, one male and one female.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The 72-year-old said he had been hugely surprised to have his directorial debut, which stars his daughter Ella Bleu as an air hostess, accepted at the world's most prestigious film festival.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

But the Mansfields were already there, so she had to put on her hostess face and ignore Lily's casual clothes for the time being.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English