belle

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Recent Examples of belle Cate Blanchett has played queens, prime ministers, psychiatrists, artists, hipsters, thieves, Southern belles, evil stepmothers, Norse deities, Nazis, Katherine Hepburn, Bob Dylan, and an elf. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2024 Each of Parton's four bites were inspired by the Southern belle and classic desserts, like the Peachy Keen Cobbler and The Banana Pudding Pie donuts. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024 For all those bulk heads and bar belles looking to build muscle, lifting heavy weights isn’t necessary. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024 Each of Parton's four limited-edition bites — which come in a colorful, matching dozens box — are inspired by the Southern belle and classic desserts. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for belle 
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Noun
  • While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
  • THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.
    Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
Noun
  • Nye took the runway in a navy blue bomber jacket patterned with Greek gods and goddesses as well as a pair of black shorts that hit above the knee.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The Greek divinity Nemesis, rarely depicted in art, has no place in the Olympian pantheon of a dozen gods and goddesses.
    Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In the last few years, perhaps after an adaptive mutation, bird flu has jumped to a wide number of mammal species, including seals, bears, skunks, foxes, cougars, bobcats, dolphins and even a polar bear.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The singer and actress selected a plunging LaPointe gown from the label’s pre-fall 2025 collection, layering on a fox fur coat.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 2 Feb. 2025

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“Belle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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