matriarch

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Part of that idiom is the boisterous humour that the Punjab region is known for, portrayed in part through Sajawal's mother, the imposing matriarch Sohni Ammi.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

As matriarch, you were fully invested in your new family, economically and emotionally.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

In Moira Rose, the matriarch of the Emmy-nominated “Schitt’s Creek,” Catherine O’Hara has found the role of a lifetime and created a character that hilariously redefines the term “fashion victim.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

But as the satirically pompous, high-strung Moira Rose, the uncomfortably broke former soap opera queen and matriarch of the hit Canadian sitcom “Schitt’s Creek,” O’Hara achieved universal acclaim and endless memeability.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

Again and again, the matriarch of the household wipes my sadness away with the end of her sari.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins