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Recent Examples of high priestessMiranda Priestly, the high priestess of not only the fashion industry, but of all media, the exact industry Andy came to New York to work in.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
14 Apr. 2026 Enheduanna, a high priestess from Sumer who is credited with being the first person to sign her work, seems to be a fitting obsession for a writer who knows the stakes of authorship.—
Andrea Valdez,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026 Their high priestess, cycling endlessly through athleisure-adjacent tank tops and tiny sunglasses, is, of course, Hailey Bieber.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high priestess
The Rat Queen is Riley Pinkerton, mild-mannered doom priestess and Brooklyn artist, whose musical and visual dreams fuel her band’s raging odyssey.
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Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
Centuries ago, people throughout the Mediterranean region came to consult it via the Pythia or priestess to see what the Greek god Apollo had to say about their future.