queen
Example Sentences
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Illuminated by fairy lights and a rosy sunset, a willowy queen named Sheryka lip-synced to Toni Braxton and danced to a brisk guaguancó number with a friend.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
But the standout character is "queen bee" Regina, head of the Plastics clique and the meanest of the mean girls.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
In Hebrew, Mr. Friedman notes, her parents were named Mordechai and Esther, the two main characters in the story of Purim, which is about a Jewish queen who saves her people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Carrie Prejean Boller, a former beauty queen and faithful Trump supporter, has found herself at the center of an explosive conservative fight.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
“You know,” said the queen, “I was born in this palace, but I still get mixed up.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.