baroness

Example Sentences

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Her mother, the Dutch baroness Ella Van Heemstra, had authentic aristocracy, but was also “a one-woman panzer division.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Faithfull was born Dec. 29, 1946, to a mother, Eva, who was a baroness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

Gordon Brown made her a baroness in 2009 so she could serve as a Foreign Office minister in his cabinet.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023

Nearby, the baron and baroness also built the Ullens School, which offers an international baccalaureate curriculum.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023

The ingredients for the visibilizer had to be delivered, and the sooner the better, but the baroness clearly intended to monopolize the rest of her morning.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood