schoolmarm

variants or schoolma'am

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of schoolmarm The search for a missing schoolmarm is the focus of an escape room experience at the Lanesfield School, a historic one-room schoolhouse in Edgerton. Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025 University deans, schoolmarms and human resources managers penned dress codes outright forbidding the garment or relegating it to certain areas. The Conversation, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2023 Visitors can relive a school experience from the early 20th century, complete with a schoolmarm and an outhouse. Jshortavon, cleveland, 23 July 2023 Then there’s Jeffrey Wright’s gung-ho military man, Matt Dillon’s bubbleheaded grease monkey, Steve Carell’s apologetic motel owner, Maya Hawke’s friendly schoolmarm, and Rupert Friend’s cowboy loverboy. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2023 In the music video, Gavin plays the titular cheerleader who is smitten with a girl in the program; meanwhile, Bridgers plays the pink-haired schoolmarm in charge, while popular gay comedian Caleb Hearon plays a conflicted gay coach. Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022 On hand to enforce the rules is an electronic schoolmarm called Lana, who resembles a Google Home under the influence of HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Judy Berman, Time, 16 Apr. 2020 The October 2019 cover of Harper’s Bazaar featured Demi Moore dressed in Victorian schoolmarm wear, replete with knotted collar and wire-rimmed glasses. Cintra Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 11 Feb. 2020 These disingenuous characterizations — the zealous youngster and the wise schoolmarm — are trite. Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmarm
Noun
  • The program is designed for string students of all ages and skill levels; participants will engage in daily instruction from directors of the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestras, Arkansas Symphony String Academy teachers and other members of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
  • The teacher remains in the hospital with serious injuries, the church member said.
    Faith Abubey, ABC News, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • But with a twist so big — Sarah being the killer of her adulterous husband Adam’s mistress, Kelly Summers, and the one who set him up for the murder while simultaneously defending him tooth and nail in court — where was Rose to go after that?
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
  • When Jennie resisted her mistress’s abuse, Judge Clemens responded by whipping her with a bridle.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Screen Time Question Back at Alpha, Sarah, praised her guides, who largely act as facilitators rather than traditional instructors.
    Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • She was soon recognized by Topaz Labs as a featured instructor and had over a thousand students worldwide.
    Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 1 May 2025

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“Schoolmarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmarm. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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