baroness

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Recent Examples of baroness Diana counted Monckton, now a baroness, among her closest friends and was godmother to one of her daughters. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 The baroness is determined to build a hotel on the island, which a century ago might as well be like building a hotel on the moon. Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 Kahler’s personal theory is that the baroness’s other lover Rudolf—who frequently alleged that he was being mistreated by the baroness—killed the two, with the help of Friedrich. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 22 Aug. 2025 The baroness stipulated that the cabinet of curiosities remain intact. News Desk, Artforum, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for baroness
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Noun
  • But the countess couldn’t stop wondering where Alberta’s dress could be.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Following her turn as a countess in last summer’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night, and as a duchess in the Metropolitan Opera’s La Fille du Régiment in October, the actress will play the title role in The Misanthrope from June through August.
    Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Residents of Reggio Emilia said Wednesday they were honored the princess had chosen their city and its public preschools for her first visit since her remission.
    Silvia Stellacci, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Some had arrived hours before to catch a glimpse of the princess.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The heir to the British throne and the duchess of Wales married on April 29, 2011, in London and are parents to Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 8.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Following her turn as a countess in last summer’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night, and as a duchess in the Metropolitan Opera’s La Fille du Régiment in October, the actress will play the title role in The Misanthrope from June through August.
    Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Pictured below moments after his red carpet appearance with Baptista, Cassel offers the gentlemanly arm to accompany the reigning queen of French cinema and his fellow cast member in Histoires Parallèles, Catherine Deneueve, to her seat.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • On display, there is a patchwork quilt the queen made out of her clothing to document her sentence.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Benny Blanco's proposal to Gomez in December 2024 included a Taco Bell picnic and a luxe marquise diamond ring.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Ritani is a great pick for those who want options, with 10 different shape varieties to choose from, including classics like round, cushion, and oval, as well as marquise, pear, and heart.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In 2020, Emma, previously Viscountess Weymouth, became Britain's first Black marchioness when her husband inherited the title upon the death of his father.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • Marjorie Paget, marchioness of Anglesey, wore the necklace to the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Season 3 of Bridgerton sees the new viscountess expecting her first child, and in the books, the pair welcome four children total: Edmund, Miles, Charlotte, and Mary.
    Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
  • And while the past tenants of Royal Lodge exuded an elegant lore for the highbrow interests of a viscountess, the Jeffrey Epstein–associated Andrew is shrouded in such scandal that if Royal Lodge had been put on the real estate market, the listing price might have knocked down a few million.
    Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But the glamorous noblewoman has not emerged from decades of slumber in a glass coffin at the Kremlin just to feast.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
  • For actor Holliday Grainger, whose first major role was as the 15th-century Italian noblewoman Lucrezia Borgia in Showtime’s The Borgias, era-identification is just part of the game.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026

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