lady of the house

Example Sentences

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The lady of the house gifted him a September 1968 edition of Life magazine from her collection, and there, on the front cover, was a bespectacled Arthur Ashe at the net.

From BBC

In fact, this woman had gone to a nearby theater sometimes, given tickets by the lady of the house where she served.

From Literature

As the lady of the house, Hüller cuts a loathsome, terrifying figure: She’s a hausfrau Lady Macbeth, all inelegant vanity and hectoring manipulation.

From Los Angeles Times

Her mother had taught her, she said, to always talk to “the lady of the house,” and she encouraged the group to persist.

From New York Times

The jug was a wedding present from the lady of the house.

From New York Times