prima donna

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Recent Examples of prima donna Gothic gargoyles appeared, lights dimmed, and the crowd chanted the prima donna’s name at the desert operahouse. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025 Gotta love it, in a league with its share of fair weather, prima donna stars. Eric Nehm, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 They will be joined on set by members of the Opéra Garnier ballet company including its principal dancer Dorothée Gilbert, who will play the prima donna dancer in the film, Victoire Bellanger. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025 His character, Min-ho, initially comes off as a bit of a prima donna. Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prima donna
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Noun
  • Maddie Murray and Zahria Hatcher each had a pair of doubles for Andrew (9-8,2-4).
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Caleb Durbin had an RBI double in the ninth for Boston’s only other run.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The plot revolves around the evil Dark Helmet (Moranis) and President Skroob (Brooks), who attempt to steal the atmosphere of the peaceful planet Druidia, only to be thwarted by the hero Lone Starr (Pullman), his sidekick Barf (John Candy), and the Druish princess Vespa (Zuniga).
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Right around that time, the Venice Film Festival saw Mamoru Hosoda’s anime epic Scarlet, in which the Danish prince became an ass-kicking Danish princess consigned to a hellish and phantasmagoric underworld.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Before introducing leading lady Catherine Laga’aia, Johnson delivered a thoughtful speech about her character.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Her bestselling 1976 autobiography Coal Miner's Daughter, went on to become a 1980 box-office hit film that won a Best Actress Oscar for leading lady Sissy Spacek.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Famous for her affection towards corgis, the future queen cuddled a Pembroke Welsh corgi in April 1940.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Adria Arjona recently joined the cast as Maxima, an alien queen who has been both an antagonist and a potential love interest for Superman in the comics.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • From 1935 to 1938, Temple was the biggest box office draw in the world, filling more seats in theaters than leading man Clark Gable and bona fide superstars like Joan Crawford and Greta Garbo.
    Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The 41-year-old, 22-time All-Star has never had a problem with being a leading man.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While Pelusium is named after the god Pelusius, little is known about the deity beyond his mention in Greek-Roman philosopher Plutarch’s Isis and Osiris as a child linked to the goddess.
    Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The Superbloom Tour will be filled with celebration, dancing, theatre, cowboys and goddesses and of course a LOT of singing.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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