queenly

Example Sentences

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Ms. McQueen is splendid, Mr. Bean elevates the entire production and Connie Nielsen is an imperious Eleanor of Aquitaine, a woman with her own queenly agendas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Then she tosses the cake in the garbage bag on the housekeeping trolley with a queenly flourish, all without breaking her stride to the elevator.

From Salon • May 7, 2024

Regal, queenly and majestic can sometimes register as standoffish or — gasp — going all Hollywood.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2023

“Making Soap” shows a queenly woman on a thronelike chair, overlooking a bubbling kettle on an open fire.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2022

In the dim light he could see Leslie’s face freeze into its most queenly pose—the kind of expression she usually reserved for vanquished enemies.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson