stewardess

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The star appeared as an air stewardess, twirling her way through baggage reclaim while shrugging off a bevy of useless men – a surgeon, a priest, a magician, an astronaut.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

On an airplane, recently, she noticed that when the stewardess came around offering coffee and tea, a surprising number of adults opted for hot chocolate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

David Zucker: My favorite has always been when the stewardess says, "I've never been so scared, and besides, I am 26 and I'm not married."

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2023

“The head stewardess was actually having trouble breathing at some point,” another passenger, Greg Everett, said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

With relief he peels back the foil covering his breakfast, extracts the silverware from its sealed plastic packaging, asks the British Airways stewardess for a glass of orange juice.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri