mistress of the household
Example Sentences
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She played inscrutable head games with the mistress of the household, my boyfriend’s mother, whom she had known since childhood.
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2015
Blanche Yurka as the mistress of the household, becomes, at times, a tragic figure, notably at the end of Act II when she prays to the Virgin for strength to keep her Spanish down.
From Time Magazine Archive
The mistress of the household was absent, but Mr. Bush, aided by friends, did the honors to perfection.
From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes
It was so very characteristic of the irresponsible little mistress of the household!
From The Fortunes of the Farrells by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
Zubin—had been mean enough to humiliate and insult to their heart's content, suddenly became the absolute mistress of the household, her sick father having put everything under her control.
From A Russian Gentleman by Aksakov, S. T. (Sergei Timofeevich)
