dominie

Example Sentences

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In 1966, she took over from Vanessa Redgrave as Muriel Spark's mind-bending dominie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Wyndham's theatre.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2011

Then one day the dominie came calling to ask why Harry had not been in school for quite a while.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The clothes you make for your marionettes are not bad," said the dominie.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in his own home, he was a dominie indeed.

From Time Magazine Archive

These were glad tidings to a father's heart, and Robin treated the dominie to an extra tumbler.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander