duenna
Example Sentences
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Georgian discipline . . . a sketch of Sheridan’s duenna, or chaperone The early life of 18th-century playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan sounds like the stuff of .
From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2010
His teen-age escapades became staples of the gossip columns, and the studio hired a male duenna to keep him in line.
From Time Magazine Archive
The duenna of the Lost Generation, according to Miss Porter, was a stupid, vulgar self-promoter.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a duenna of young lovers, Actress Merle Oberon, 47, has been a smashing success.
From Time Magazine Archive
He did not see any sign exchanged, but he thought with some amusement that he and his companion had passed a test when the duenna said to them: "Don Martin would speak with you."
From The Coast of Adventure by Bindloss, Harold
