prima donna

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Recent Examples of prima donna Gothic gargoyles appeared, lights dimmed, and the crowd chanted the prima donna’s name at the desert operahouse. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025 Gotta love it, in a league with its share of fair weather, prima donna stars. Eric Nehm, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 They will be joined on set by members of the Opéra Garnier ballet company including its principal dancer Dorothée Gilbert, who will play the prima donna dancer in the film, Victoire Bellanger. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025 His character, Min-ho, initially comes off as a bit of a prima donna. Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prima donna
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Noun
  • The Guardians led 1-0 on Steven Kwan's RBI double in the right field corner off Roki Sasaki, the first of three consecutive Japanese starters scheduled for the Dodgers in the series.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The inning included two-run doubles by Willi Castro and Ezequiel Tovar.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Playful, candy-colored, and instantly recognizable, the print screams Y2K princess energy, with endless variations to match.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Still, she’s remembered less as the architect of the Dali phenomenon, and more as the princess of his enchanted forest.
    Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Now, its third and final season finds our favorite leading lady navigating Hollywood’s AI revolution.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In the film series, Jacob was also vying for the heart of leading lady Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart).
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Behind them, a Regency-era queen was undergoing WIG PREP, which is the work that’s done beneath the actual wig, while WIG STYLING is the assembling of the wig itself.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Pockets are a negligible detail for many, but certainly not for the beloved queen.
    Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the 20th century dozens of movies chronicled their adventures, with each era casting its leading man as the noble, brave and loyal, leading musketeer.
    Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Chinese American actor Wang, however, reaffirms his leading man capabilities in a teen comedy that’s all about embracing the awkwardness of high school.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Over the course of Egyptian history hundreds of gods and goddesses were worshipped.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Zendaya joins the all-star cast as Greek goddess Athena, who protects Matt Damon’s Odysseus on his perilous journey back home to his family in Ithaca.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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