How to Use doyenne in a Sentence

doyenne

noun
  • The flaxen-haired doyenne held a high tea in his honor the evening prior.
    — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The once ever-chatty doyenne would remain silent up to 22 hours a day.
    — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • So how did fashion’s favorite unsmiling doyenne end up dabbling in the fine arts?
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2019
  • Vera Wang has long been dubbed the doyenne of the bridal industry—and for good reason.
    — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Just call Jennifer Lopez the doyenne of double-sided tape!
    — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Billboard How a mom with an online list became the doyenne of things to do with kids in Marin.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019
  • Yuletide longing spins into pop gold for a 1960s pop doyenne.
    — Maura Johnston, Esquire, 24 Nov. 2016
  • Was the magic the sparkling dining room, being in the presence of the doyenne of reviewers, or the food?
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
  • Of special note, the May Madness sale, with donations from the area's doyennes, is an all-day event.
    — David Keeps, ELLE Decor, 11 May 2011
  • For years, Amy Grant was the doyenne of contemporary Christian music.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 July 2021
  • And who better to be your guiding light to hosting a summer soirée than domestic doyenne Martha Stewart?
    — Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 4 May 2021
  • But, perhaps, no G-7 leader has been a greater beneficiary than Merkel, the doyenne of the group.
    — Matthew Lee, ajc, 10 June 2021
  • And just last year, the lifestyle doyenne hired the Home Edit to organize her pantry and children’s playroom, among other rooms.
    — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 20 June 2018
  • Ummi Abdulla, the doyenne of Mappila cooking has invited me to her home for a bite.
    — Sona Bahadur, Quartz India, 17 Sep. 2020
  • For old-school glamour, doyennes and their daughters flock to fashion designer Dennis Basso.
    — Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Amy Goldman, the doyenne of the heirloom seed movement, may be the best melon grower east (or west) of the Mississippi.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
  • The doyenne has encouraged Benedicte, who has befriended Bjørnvig over time, to visit him in Bonn.
    — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Edna Lewis, the doyenne of American Southern cooking, taught that listening to a cake is the best way to know when it’s done.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 3 Apr. 2017
  • Imelda Staunton, a doyenne of stage and screen so accomplished that her list of awards has its own lengthy Wikipedia page, seemed a solid choice to portray the monarch in her golden years.
    — Time, 5 Nov. 2022
  • As such, the first bridal collection for the new label explores the techniques that originally earned Wang her position as the doyenne of all things wedding.
    — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Other firsts at sea include products from doyenne of punk fashion Vivienne Westwood and footwear from Kat Maconie.
    — Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Here, well-coiffed doyennes and a younger set in algorithm-friendly fits graze on miniature Mont Blancs against wide park and river views in a neighborhood clearly in ascent.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • White as a Sunday glove, coconut is the doyenne of Southern layer cakes, a masterpiece of home cookery that has crowned dining room sideboards for more than a hundred years.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
  • In other words, Rogers is designing for something like a Zoomer doyenne, for whom embracing this feed-mind exploration that darts from idea to idea is a new way of being cultured.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2022
  • Claudia Roden, the doyenne of Jewish cooking, says fish was customary at Jewish tables from the earliest of times.
    — Kimberly Winston and Yonat Shimron, Houston Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Many people describe Quinn, who radiates positive energy and has an infectious smile, as the doyenne of LA’s art scene.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Shut out of New York high society, on account of their being Jewish, the sisters made the most of their ostracism by becoming doyennes of liberty.
    — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 15 May 2017
  • The McQueen atelier finds inspiration from all pockets of the world, from sea anemones to storm clouds, but sometimes, as the Hollywood doyenne shows, all roads lead back to home.
    — Alice Newbold, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The world may have been upended by the war and the ink has barely dried on the Treaty of Versailles, but the society doyennes are doing their darnedest to return to the rituals and rites that used to govern our days.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The Washington doyenne Sally Quinn was recalling with horror one of the nights following the 2016 election.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2018

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