grande dame

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Today’s glass and steel tower over the bones of what was once the grande dame of colonial luxury, the Hong Kong Hotel.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

Lange’s Lillian Hall is a theater grande dame playing the charismatic matriarch in a Broadway revival of Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard.”

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

You may know the name Dale Chihuly, but have you heard of Ginny Ruffner, the grande dame of Seattle glass art?

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

One such crime took place at the city's most graceful grande dame, the 233-room Imperial Hotel, in 1897.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

A tasteful awning hung over the entrance, bearing the silhouette of a Parisian grande dame.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides