Examples of dragon lady in a Sentence
The new boss is a real dragon lady.
a conniving dragon lady, their mother attempted to dominate their lives well into their adult years
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In one scene from the sequel, Miranda struggles to hang up her own coat in a bit of hapless slapstick that serves to defang the dragon lady.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Listen to this article Loading your audio article For most of her long life, Yoko Ono has been reviled by many rock critics and music fans as the dragon lady who glommed on to a lovesick John Lennon and broke up the Beatles.
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Paul Liberatore,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
My eyes caught the glances of the portraits, all people who made their bread acting as dragon ladies and inscrutable Chinamen in the movies.
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San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Sep. 2019
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Listen to this article Loading your audio article For most of her long life, Yoko Ono has been reviled by many rock critics and music fans as the dragon lady who glommed on to a lovesick John Lennon and broke up the Beatles.
—
Paul Liberatore,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
My eyes caught the glances of the portraits, all people who made their bread acting as dragon ladies and inscrutable Chinamen in the movies.
—
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Sep. 2019
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“Dragon lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dragon%20lady. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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