lady of the house

Example Sentences

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“I think there’s one line where she’s like, ‘I don’t want to be the lady of the house.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2022

“It looks like we’ll need to cut down on your cucumbers” is one of the more astounding lines attributed to the so-called lady of the house.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2021

He said Maxwell was Epstein's "girlfriend" and "the lady of the house" who was there "95% of the times" when Epstein was at his Palm Beach residence.

From Fox News • Dec. 2, 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

They never demanded the impossible. made no offensive remarks, and sometimes even smiled at the lady of the house.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel