signora
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“When I called, they said, ‘Don’t worry, signora.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 12, 2020
The mayor comes over to congratulate her, followed by friends and other passers-by: “Bellissimi, signora, grazie.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2019
Germany, England and the Netherlands may have a more macho, run-till-you-drop approach, but Italy is a signora, a lady who entices and strikes when you get too close.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2014
Guards of honor presented arms when Gronchi laid a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the National Gallery of Art stayed open after closing time to accommodate Gronchi's handsome signora.
From Time Magazine Archive
“We would have gotten away with it!” he complained as he placed it on the floor in front of the signora.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
It's the most comical thing in the world to see those signores and signoras cutting capers in a morning.
From Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 by Fanny Burney
She could not resist the woman's triumph over those arrogant signoras who now cringed in homage where they had once slighted with disdain.
From Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
"The hour is late, and the signoras will require rest after their fright and emotion."
From The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
I sought my ideal of a woman amongst English ladies, French countesses, Italian signoras, and German gräfinnen.
From Jane Eyre by F. H. Townsend
The signoras, and signorinas, fell upon them and gormandized; but the signors eyed them with reasonable suspicion.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade
The attitudes of many Italians toward Mr. B. are reminiscent of how their forebears regarded the signore, or lord.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2011
When I fled from you, signore, on that day," his voice choked a little, "I came to Rome.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
"You need not give me the employment, signore, if you do not think you can trust me--and pardon me--it is getting late."
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
None as yet about the swords, signore; there has not been time; but I have engaged a couple of grooms and a lackey, and ordered plain liveries for them.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
Sit down, signore, I meant no offence, and my name is Niccolo Machiavelli.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
