stewardess
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The star appeared as an air stewardess, twirling her way through baggage reclaim while shrugging off a bevy of useless men – a surgeon, a priest, a magician, an astronaut.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
On an airplane, recently, she noticed that when the stewardess came around offering coffee and tea, a surprising number of adults opted for hot chocolate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
David Zucker: My favorite has always been when the stewardess says, "I've never been so scared, and besides, I am 26 and I'm not married."
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2023
The glam quotient is highest in “All With a Soft Touch,” dominated by an angelic stewardess in a serenely pale airplane where, it seems, the passengers are Black.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Laura pointed to a pretty stewardess who stood with a group of children.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
The process of changing young stewardesses into union activists was a lengthy one, full of setbacks and false starts.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022
Apart from captains and chief stewardesses, the majority of crew members arrive fresh each season, and are never seen again.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2020
“Catch Me If You Can” leans hard into ’60s chic, with an ensemble of Pan Am airline stewardesses and a variety-show orchestra on stage.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2019
"But it was feared that if one of the stewardesses didn't stay aboard, he may not let the passengers off in Denver."
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2019
None of the stewardesses seemed to have been anywhere that exotic.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
