mistress of ceremonies
Example Sentences
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Noha watches over the dining room as mistress of ceremonies while the chef’s wife, Ragheda, assists with salads and sweets.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022
As the lone female soloist of “Rubies” — its dangerously commanding mistress of ceremonies — the much younger Emily Kikta was just as terrific an example of Balanchine’s view of girl power.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2018
Miley Cyrus is your mistress of ceremonies for the "2015 MTV Video Music Awards."
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2015
His re-edit of Vogue by Madonna was a dancefloor staple last year, cutting her into a fierce mistress of ceremonies.
From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2013
The care and anxiety of the mistress of ceremonies make her work most trying, and, too, not merely for Juffrouw Pieterse.
From Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland by Multatuli
