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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

In addition to these two, a little man, thin and wrinkled, but with a clear, quick, restless eye, is sitting in the corner, squeezed into a rather straight place by the laird and the dominie.

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert