How to Use queenly in a Sentence
queenly
adjective- She maintained a queenly posture.
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Arya is not even a tiny bit jealous of Sansa's new queenly title.
—Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 20 May 2019
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In the House of Tudor, a servant might sleep on a cot by the bed or slip under the covers with her queenly boss for warmth.
—Nika Mavrody, The Atlantic, 19 May 2017
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Her death also allows the narrator to emerge and to reveal her queenly rank.
—Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2021
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Lest you are left wondering who rules the hive, Rosetta sparkles in a queenly gown inlaid with bling; Marie wears a girlish peach frock.
—Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 31 Jan. 2018
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In one final theatrical flourish, her queenly robes fly off to reveal an ice blue dress, hand-beaded over the course of 41 days by a team of seamstresses.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME.com, 8 Mar. 2018
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Half this spring’s university graduates are likely to live to a queenly 100-years-old.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 8 June 2022
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This fear stands in contrast to Ellmann’s mountain lion, with her single-minded focus, her stark and queenly solitude.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2019
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From her queenly head cascaded a waterfall of golden curls.
—Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 28 Apr. 2018
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The queenly allusions aren’t just a gimmick, the combs, which are made from zebu horn, a biodegradable material rich in keratin, are especially gentle on black hair.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 13 July 2018
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Her performances of these queenly characters are memorable because of the passion quaking beneath her serene, regal bearing.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 4 July 2017
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M.I.A. managed to upstage an entire queenly Madonna extravaganza with one raised middle finger in 2012.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2016
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A serene, queenly presence as Elisabeth, Anja Harteros focused her emotions in her attractively unsettled voice, practically vibrating with feeling.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 23 May 2017
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