hostess
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In Kim Eunho’s 1927 ink and color painting on silk, “Woman Reading the Fortune of the Day,” a hostess in traditional hanbok dress whiles away her break with gaming tiles as a cigarette smolders nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
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
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
Mr. Curtain waved elegantly at the contraption behind him, rather like a game show hostess displaying fabulous prizes.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
The exhibition introduces Williamsburg’s first interpreters: mostly older white women who, as costumed hostesses, were tasked with guiding visitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
These nightclubs were frequented by activists, diplomats, politicians, air hostesses and young people.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023
The plaintiff and other hostesses never heard about the progress of the investigation but found out from another restaurant employee that Marcus had been “quietly terminated” in early 2022, according to the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
I signed up with the agencies that Forza Italia used to hire hostesses for its rallies, which borrowed the American political term "conventions."
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023
We sat at the table yawning in front of our hostesses, who were cleaning up after the party.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
