prima donna

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Recent Examples of prima donna Maria Callas is often called the quintessential prima donna. Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024 Her stunning beauty elevates the life of the beloved but complicated prima donna. Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024 In this life-force of a musical, even the help gets to shine like so many sequins on a prima donna’s finery. Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024 Fitzgerald wondered if teammates looked at him as a prima donna. Doug Haller, The Athletic, 29 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for prima donna
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Noun
  • Vista Murrieta 5, Gahr 1: A two-run single by RJ Holmes in the fifth inning, followed by an RBI single by Ryland Duson and an RBI double by Gavin Kramer helped the Broncos come out on top.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Lucas Click also had a single and Bryson Andrews provided an RBI. Trinity Prep 14, Windermere Prep 2 Buzz: Alton Gunther had 2 doubles for 3 RBIs for Trinity Prep (5-3).
    Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • First announced in December 2020, the project was expected to feature Anika Noni Rose reprising her role as Tiana from the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog, which revolved around Disney’s first Black princess.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Tiana was first announced in December 2020, and was envisioned as a musical featuring Anika Noni Rose reprising her role as Tiana from the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog, the film centering on Disney’s first Black princess.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.
    Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
  • While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
Noun
  • Nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for her portrayal of the iconic Good Witch, Grande certainly looked the part of a Hollywood leading lady: The star chose a voluminous design from the Schiaparelli spring 2025 couture collection.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Chopra Jonas has firmly established herself as an international leading lady.
    Yola Robert, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The piece is part of Vasconcelos’s Valkyries series, named after Norse female war goddesses, paying homage to inspiring women.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Emilia is now in her second outfit for the photo shoot and looks like a glistening goddess dressed in baggy jeans with gold glitter, a gold bustier and matching gold heels, posing for a second round of photos as a fan blows her wavy locks and her entourage hypes her up.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The mobilization of fans across the country is reminiscent of the reaction to supporters in England to proposals by the leading men’s clubs to set up a European Super League in 2021.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Sidney Poitier — Lilies of the Field (1963) Sidney Poitier made history as the first Black actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor, for a film that may seem slight on the surface but, in actuality, is a great representation of his one-in-a-million skill as a leading man.
    EW.com, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Junior returner Kyle Crum and junior walk-on Travis Throckmorton (Oregon State) round out the room.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Wilhite is one of two senior walk-ons who will speak to the fans after the Arizona game (as well as Zeke Mayo, Dajuan Harris and KJ Adams).
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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