matron

Example Sentences

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If anyone works overtime in restoring the show’s status as an unmitigated treat, it is Leigh and her rendition of a rich matron who would make Joan Crawford proud.

From Salon

Gemma Briggs, matron of theatres at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, said: "Patients like Dennis have a bag because their bowels need to heal so all of their faeces will be going into a bag."

From BBC

A chance meeting with a matron and her deputy in a cottage hospital near Brighton in the 1970s shaped the rest of Jimmy's life.

From BBC

However, when she arrived, they changed her job description, and she ended up serving more as a matron to 14 boys, which meant that she spent her days cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing.

From Scientific American

But as so often happens, a tipple that initially made matrons clutch their pearls quickly became a regular feature on the society sideboard, and this John Collins-Tom Collins became a classic.

From Seattle Times