hostess
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“I mean, I use Nespresso. But I’m good at being a hostess to all the lads.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Imagine your hostess saying she spent 10 hours making your bouillabaisse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The hostess working the front desk at the bar compliments my hair, which, to be honest, is in desperate need of a cut.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
Later, at a post-match reception at the home of a wealthy local white family, the team lined up to meet the hostess.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Francie was sure that Mrs. McGarrity would be very happy as a hostess.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
“The program was started to bring the hostesses to work so that they wouldn’t show up in cars,” McKinney said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
After watching a documentary about bar hostesses who had organized a union, they learned that the women had drafted legislation to protect their rights.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
These nightclubs were frequented by activists, diplomats, politicians, air hostesses and young people.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023
“It was hard to keep hostesses at the door, because they got scared,” said Cognian, chief executive of the restaurant’s parent company, Grill Concepts Inc.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
He urged Chicago hostesses to hire some French chefs to improve their culinary diction.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
