queenly

Example Sentences

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Ms. McQueen is splendid, Mr. Bean elevates the entire production and Connie Nielsen is an imperious Eleanor of Aquitaine, a woman with her own queenly agendas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

So I tried to be as queenly as possible, coming from one queen to see some more queens tonight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

Then she tosses the cake in the garbage bag on the housekeeping trolley with a queenly flourish, all without breaking her stride to the elevator.

From Salon • May 7, 2024

In an atmosphere of lavish pomp and royal luxury, the queenly Sugar Plum Fairy presides over choreographed tributes by different groups of leaping, frolicking, food-bearing “ambassadors.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2022

She was magnificent in her queenly desolation, and on her face was an expression of sweetness and serenity she never had in her grievous life.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende