old dame
Example Sentences
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Even the grand old dame of weddings remains hopeful for the future.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2015
Could you find a way to shut up that annoying old dame down on earth?
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2013
Sheik’s Vision Could Trump Plan for Park in Queens There is a grand plan to be found for Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, a face-lift for this dowdy old dame.
From New York Times • May 7, 2013
Once, during the war, they brought in an old dame.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Yes. You dont know. You dont even know about the old dame, the Aunt Rosa.”
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
