matriarch
Example Sentences
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The matriarch of the Mitford clan has been overshadowed by the glamorous daughters who caused her no small amount of grief.
As long as this hunger continues and audiences show up for “The Faithful,” the producers have a wealth of stories to tell beyond the great matriarchs.
From Los Angeles Times
The same, he said, is true of Huerta — who “remains a matriarch of our Latino community.”
From Los Angeles Times
On 24 February, when the family upped their reward for the matriarch's return, the TV host said that they "also know that she may be lost, she may already be gone".
From BBC
The household matriarch, Sylvia, 64, said it took them five hours of dousing with buckets to extinguish the flames.
From Los Angeles Times
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