Examples of dame in a Sentence
Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Bliss out at the longtime grand dame of Key West, Casa Marina Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton, which has bragging rights to the largest private beach in the area.
—Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
She was made a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, in Britain in 2023 for her services to mathematics education.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Best Hotels and Resorts The St. Regis Florence Voted the number one hotel in Florence in the 2023 World’s Best Awards, this opulent grand dame has pride of place along the Arno River.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2024
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nounMiddle English dame "a woman of rank or authority, lady," from early French dame (same meaning), from Latin domina "mistress, lady," feminine form of dominus "master, owner" — related to damsel, dominate, don entry 2, madam, madonna, prima donna
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