lady of the house
Example Sentences
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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 • Dec. 14, 2023
Epstein's former lover and executive assistant, Maxwell was known as the "lady of the house" who closely managed his affairs.
From Fox News • Dec. 20, 2021
Puberty would deepen my voice soon enough, I prayed — and it finally did, I realized, when calling customer service representatives stopped referring to me as "ma'am" or, most alarming, "the lady of the house."
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2021
The lady of the house is questioned about the incriminating cargo on the floor.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2018
The lady of the house opens the door a crack and shrieks, “Get that thing out of here! Get it out of here!”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
