: a popular and attractive girl or woman
especially
: a girl or woman whose charm and beauty make her a favorite
the belle of the ball
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Decked out in Michael Kors Collection and with boyfriend Chase Stokes by her side, the country music star, by all accounts, was the belle of the May 6 ball.
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Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
March 11-April 6, 2025 With her husband absent, matriarch Amanda — a southern belle stuck in her past glory days — tries to find a suitor for her shy daughter Laura and clashes with her son Tom, a poet who is unfulfilled by his breadwinning job at a warehouse.
—The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
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Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
March 11-April 6, 2025 With her husband absent, matriarch Amanda — a southern belle stuck in her past glory days — tries to find a suitor for her shy daughter Laura and clashes with her son Tom, a poet who is unfulfilled by his breadwinning job at a warehouse.
—The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Belle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belle. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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