contessa

Example Sentences

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Asking what his job title would be, he met with derision: “What title? Call yourself contessa if you want to!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

A contessa has her eyes on a surfer whose beach faces a threat from imposing bodybuilders.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2020

In short order, the contessa and her stepdaughter Atta fell under his spell.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2018

The dishes featured on certainly look delectable—fun, flavor-packed, and achievable at home—but the show is as much about Ina Garten, the contessa herself, as it is about the food.

From Slate • Jun. 21, 2013

Had Violet signed the marriage contract with her right hand, the law would have made her a miserable contessa, but because she signed it with her left, she remained, to her relief, a miserable orphan.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket