matriarch

Example Sentences

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The matriarch of the Mitford clan has been overshadowed by the glamorous daughters who caused her no small amount of grief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Part of that idiom is the boisterous humour that the Punjab region is known for, portrayed in part through Sajawal's mother, the imposing matriarch Sohni Ammi.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

As matriarch, you were fully invested in your new family, economically and emotionally.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

But as the satirically pompous, high-strung Moira Rose, the uncomfortably broke former soap opera queen and matriarch of the hit Canadian sitcom “Schitt’s Creek,” O’Hara achieved universal acclaim and endless memeability.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

Padva is called “Tante” by the entire company, though she feels more like a matriarch than merely an aunt.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern