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.
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Descendants: The Rise of Red follows the story of Red, the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, Cinderella’s perfectionist daughter.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 July 2024
In the end, Wingate found a mask shape that worked for the homecoming dance to trick Austin just enough, and of course (spoiler alert), Sam gets her happily ever after, à la Cinderella.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
But when the Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora) pulls a dastardly coup, Red goes back in time with Cinderella’s daughter Chloe (Malia Baker) to stop the prank that turned her then-positive mom (Ruby Rose Turner) evil.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Now streaming on Disney+, the franchise’s fourth feature-length installment sends the daughters of Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts back in time to stop the event responsible for turning the latter evil in the first place, thereby preventing her from staging a coup and taking over Auradon.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 12 July 2024
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 July 2024
In the end, Wingate found a mask shape that worked for the homecoming dance to trick Austin just enough, and of course (spoiler alert), Sam gets her happily ever after, à la Cinderella.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
But when the Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora) pulls a dastardly coup, Red goes back in time with Cinderella’s daughter Chloe (Malia Baker) to stop the prank that turned her then-positive mom (Ruby Rose Turner) evil.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Now streaming on Disney+, the franchise’s fourth feature-length installment sends the daughters of Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts back in time to stop the event responsible for turning the latter evil in the first place, thereby preventing her from staging a coup and taking over Auradon.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 12 July 2024
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“Cinderella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cinderella. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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