mistress of ceremonies
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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
After a long layoff, Reba McEntire is back as mistress of ceremonies for the "53rd Academy of Country Music Awards."
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2018
She has been the restaurant’s greeter and mistress of ceremonies since shortly after her son, Jody Manor, bought the place 26 years ago.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2016
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
The mistress of ceremonies entered, and again she was forced to add another link to the chain of self-denial which already rested so heavily upon her weary shoulders.
From A Twofold Life by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
