prima donna

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Recent Examples of prima donna His character, Min-ho, initially comes off as a bit of a prima donna. Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Siri would get lost trying to find prima donnas and troublemakers in the Broncos locker room. Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025 Just past the gurgle of the lobby fountain was Barbie Q. Chicken, a 4-year-old bird who was both Broadway prima donna and antibullying activist. Peter Rubin, Longreads, 26 Dec. 2024 Maria Callas is often called the quintessential prima donna. Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for prima donna
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Noun
  • Edgardo Henriquez gave up an RBI double to Alex Jackson before getting the final out of the sixth inning.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Diamondbacks pitching had retired 11 Boston batters in a row when Narváez led off the eighth with his 24th double.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pop princess Kylie Minogue landed some punches as Cammy White in the 1994 Street Fighter film.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Each child will have the chance to meet and take photos with their favorite princesses during a special meet-and-greet.
    Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled, and see over 100 daily shows.
    Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Though most monarchs live their entire lives in castles and palaces, the late queen was not born expecting to ascend to the throne.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Larsen makes a magnetic leading lady.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Like Hepburn, who won four Academy Awards over a lifetime of iconic performances, Stone seems poised to keep redefining what a leading lady can be.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Positioned on top of spring waters, this structure is home to the statue of the Greek goddess of health.
    Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The sycamore species itself carries symbolic weight in world mythologies, linked to Hera, queen of the Greek gods; the World Tree in Celtic tradition; and Hathor, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of love and beauty.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Douglas Fairbanks was the original Hollywood action hero, a fit, handsome, daring leading man who did all his own stunts, leaping over furniture in The Mark of Zorro and jumping down the mainsail in The Black Pirate, and was, at the time, among the most famous people in the world.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But, for me, Russell is a character actor hiding in a leading man’s body of gravitas.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Waymond Jordan, Eli Sanders and walk-on King Miller each scored against Missouri State and backup quarterback Husan Longstreet ran for 59 yards and two touchdowns.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In it, Super Bowl-winning quarterback Eli Manning goes undercover in heavy prosthetics and a wig and dons the alias Chad Powers to try out as a walk-on quarterback for Penn State football.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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