femme fatale
Example Sentences
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Anderson’s Billy steps out of the shadows with a full face of femme fatale makeup and a syrupy Dolly Parton drawl, promptly serving Kris enough fried chicken to feed a bobsled team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Ploughing a similar furrow is Israel's Noam Bettan, whose heart has been shredded by a femme fatale called Michelle.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
But facts were easily eclipsed by lurid speculation, particularly when Short’s nickname was made public: The Black Dahlia was, after all, the perfect moniker for a femme fatale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Pierre Renoir’s Maigret is stoical and efficient, and will not be vamped by Winna Winifried’s peculiar femme fatale, as hard as she tries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
The femme fatale must be back, Veronica Lake slinks again.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
