mistress of ceremonies
Example Sentences
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A daughter serves as mistress of ceremonies in the dining room, and his wife lavishes attention on the salads and sweets, including a divine cheesecake whose crust fuses dates and ground pistachios.
From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2022
Kelly Clarkson is mistress of ceremonies for the “2020 Billboard Music Awards.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2020
As the lone female soloist of “Rubies” — its dangerously commanding mistress of ceremonies — the much younger Emily Kikta was just as terrific an example of Balanchine’s view of girl power.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2018
His re-edit of Vogue by Madonna was a dancefloor staple last year, cutting her into a fierce mistress of ceremonies.
From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2013
Confusion arose--the mistress of ceremonies was absent just at the moment of the Cong�!
From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
