spinster

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Recent Examples of spinster Agnes' son Oscar lost the family fortune to an investment scam while her sister Ada inherited her own windfall from husband Luke (Robert Sean Leonard), whom the former spinster married just before his untimely death from cancer. Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2025 Buzzi told The Times in 2011 about working with John Wayne on the variety show, including in one sketch where Gladys wasn't a spinster. Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025 Ruth Buzzi, the actress and comedian who made television audiences belly-laugh as the purse-wielding spinster Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series Laugh-In, died in her sleep at her home in Texas on Thursday. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025 Ruth Buzzi, who was so hilarious as the lonely spinster Gladys Ormphby, the lady who swung her handbag as a lethal weapon, on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, has died. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for spinster
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Noun
  • As well, Lainey Wilson makes her maiden headlining appearance at Bridgestone Arena a day later.
    Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
  • For Burna Boy, his maiden top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs comes via his second appearance.
    Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The new category requires no job offer, with the only requirements being an as-yet-unspecified age cap and having at least a bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or math from a top Chinese or foreign university, or relevant teaching or research experience there.
    Peter Guo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • She's based in Fortune's London office and holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of York.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Luckily, Hero is on hand, and as Jerome extends his stay ever longer — hence the 100 nights of the title — Cherry’s maid offers to provide distractions.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Like marmalade, said to be from Marie est malade, the words whispered to a seasick Mary Queen of Scots by her maid, presumably while munching marmalade on toast.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In a post-credits scene of the episode, Kardashian recalled a silly moment with her mom at Lauren Sánchez Bezos's bachelorette dinner, which took place earlier this year.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to the exploding festival stage, there’s a drunken bachelorette wreck, plus a jaw-dropping boy-with-the-red-balloon moment involving a little girl and a kite.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Spinster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinster. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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