Cinderella
noun
Cin·der·el·la
ˌsin-də-ˈre-lə 
: one resembling the fairy-tale Cinderella: such as
a
: one suffering undeserved neglect
b
: one suddenly lifted from obscurity to honor or significance
Cinderella
adjective
Examples of Cinderella in a Sentence
a company that is the Cinderella of the computer industry
The team is the Cinderella of the tournament.
Recent Examples on the Web
Elegant, warm, good-hearted and diplomatic, Cinderella guides her daughter with a gentle hand.
—
Rivea Ruff, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
But in real life, the blended family experience is usually somewhere in between Cinderella and The Brady Bunch.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
The author published her first novel, Throne of Glass, a dark take on the Cinderella fairytale, in 2012, after versions of the book received major praise on indie fiction site FictionPress.com.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2024
The first was Charlotte’s own and Davidson’s Cinderella and game-of-basketball-shifting shooter Stephen Curry, who put together that performance in 2021, according to StatMuse.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2024
When her mother, the tyrannical Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora), incites a coup against Auradon, Red must join forces with Chloe (Cinderella and King Charming’s daughter played by Malia Baker) to travel back in time and undo the traumatic event that set the queen down her villainous path.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
The Wolfpack, without the Cinderella story of their male counterparts, already defeated one No. 1 seed, Texas on Sunday in Portland.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
Tom Keifer Keifer rose to fame as the voice of Cinderella, the Stonesiest hair-metal band on the planet.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024
Playing for the last two spots today: 1-Purdue vs. 2-Tennessee and 4-Duke vs. 11-North Carolina State -- the last Cinderella standing.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
Rivea Ruff, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
But in real life, the blended family experience is usually somewhere in between Cinderella and The Brady Bunch.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
The author published her first novel, Throne of Glass, a dark take on the Cinderella fairytale, in 2012, after versions of the book received major praise on indie fiction site FictionPress.com.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2024
The first was Charlotte’s own and Davidson’s Cinderella and game-of-basketball-shifting shooter Stephen Curry, who put together that performance in 2021, according to StatMuse.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2024
When her mother, the tyrannical Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora), incites a coup against Auradon, Red must join forces with Chloe (Cinderella and King Charming’s daughter played by Malia Baker) to travel back in time and undo the traumatic event that set the queen down her villainous path.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
The Wolfpack, without the Cinderella story of their male counterparts, already defeated one No. 1 seed, Texas on Sunday in Portland.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
Tom Keifer Keifer rose to fame as the voice of Cinderella, the Stonesiest hair-metal band on the planet.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2024
Playing for the last two spots today: 1-Purdue vs. 2-Tennessee and 4-Duke vs. 11-North Carolina State -- the last Cinderella standing.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Cinderella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cinderella. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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