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stewardess

[stoo-er-dis, styoo-] / ˈstu ər dɪs, ˈstju- /




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She took to the stage dressed as a stewardess, dancing across luggage carousels and navigating male dancers dressed as baggage handlers.

From BBC Feb. 1, 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

After Kathleen and a hippie who’s just joined a commune comes Nadine, an Air France stewardess from Nantes.

From New York Times Apr. 9, 2023

The stewardess came over and offered us Cokes.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

The process of changing young stewardesses into union activists was a lengthy one, full of setbacks and false starts.

From Washington Post Apr. 29, 2022

“Catch Me If You Can” leans hard into ’60s chic, with an ensemble of Pan Am airline stewardesses and a variety-show orchestra on stage.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 2019

"But it was feared that if one of the stewardesses didn't stay aboard, he may not let the passengers off in Denver."

From BBC Oct. 26, 2019

There were airline pilots and stewardesses, young female shoppers, baseball-playing kids, courting teens, a homemaker, a snow-shoveler.

From Slate May 18, 2015

The pilot made everyone sit down, even the stewardesses.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis




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