Examples of lady of the house in a Sentence
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Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes refuses to accept Ada's new position as lady of the house.
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Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Meanwhile, across the street at the Brook household, chaos erupts after Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s new position as lady of the house.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s (Nixon) new position as lady of the house.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s new position as lady of the house.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 June 2025
Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes (Christine Baranski) refuses to accept Ada’s (Cynthia Nixon) new position as lady of the house.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s (Cynthia Nixon) new position as lady of the house.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s new position as lady of the house.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
In the home of fictional Downton Abbey during the height of the COVID pandemic, the real lady of the house enjoyed sharing a new concept: Virtual cocktail hour with tens of thousands of online guests.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Meanwhile, across the street at the Brook household, chaos erupts after Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s new position as lady of the house.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s (Nixon) new position as lady of the house.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s new position as lady of the house.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 June 2025
Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes (Christine Baranski) refuses to accept Ada’s (Cynthia Nixon) new position as lady of the house.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s (Cynthia Nixon) new position as lady of the house.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s new position as lady of the house.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
In the home of fictional Downton Abbey during the height of the COVID pandemic, the real lady of the house enjoyed sharing a new concept: Virtual cocktail hour with tens of thousands of online guests.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Lady of the house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lady%20of%20the%20house. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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