panjandrum
Example Sentences
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Roberts’ smoldering, high-beam intensity caught the attention of Joe Papp, a panjandrum of New York theater who cast Roberts in a Public Theater production of the Civil War drama “Rebel Women.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
In 1885 he won the world's championship, successfully defended his title until he resigned in 1890, for 66 years served the famed Newport Casino as superintendent and grand panjandrum of tennis courts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moments later, he took the rostrum to deliver a dart-sharp speech calling for a complete overhaul and rejuvenation of the Republican Party, from precinct captain to panjandrum.
From Time Magazine Archive
She gave space to Robert Frost long before he became the panjandrum of U.S. poetry.
From Time Magazine Archive
I did not care for all this panjandrum of punctiliousness, but was, I hope, civil and chatty with everybody.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles
