lady

Example Sentences

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She transforms herself from “a wild, hatless little savage” into a lady, which estranges her from her childhood companion and besotted admirer, Heathcliff, a foundling who lives with her family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In 2023 French screen legend Catherine Deneuve starred in a film about her years as first lady, titled simply "Bernadette".

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

“After the fifth or sixth one, I went up to the lady, and I said, ‘I thought we were here to talk about the statue?’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

She became first lady at 19, after her mother publicly broke with Alberto Fujimori, and grew up alongside heads of state and foreign leaders.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

No one knew he was in love, but he was...so secretly, it seems, that even the lady herself didn't know he liked her!

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios