czarina

variants also tsarina or tzarina

Examples of czarina in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web But this all comes at the end of this addictively chronicled history, in six parts, of a deluded autocrat and his equally imperious czarina, German-born and the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 27 June 2019 There is a new gambling czarina — Governor Charlie Baker appointed Cathy Judd-Stein to the post in January. Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019 Almost to the end, the czar and czarina—secure in their faith that they are adored—scoff at all indicators to the contrary as rumors or malicious lies. Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 27 June 2019 Tamim’s younger sister, Mayassa, is Qatar’s culture czarina — an art world behemoth who, at the age of 30, had an estimated annual budget of $1 billion. Written By Declan Walsh; Photographs By Tomas Munita, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018 There, King Stanislaw II August Poniatowski was trying to rebuild the nation’s strength despite the menacing influence of Russian czarina Catherine the Great, his former lover and patron. Erick Trickey, Smithsonian, 8 Mar. 2017 Rumor and street culture—jokes, postcards, sayings, bawdy plays performed in saloons—changed the image of the czar and the czarina, desacralized them, before and during the war. Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017 And Thrive Global, the wellness-crusading company that new media czarina Arianna Huffington founded nearly a year ago, didn’t invent downtime. Clifton Leaf, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2017 The Russian Poles see the new czarina, Marina, a proud Pole, as a champion. Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 31 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for czarina
Noun
  • Kennedy is more likely to have a role as a White House czar rather than one that would require Senate confirmation, the Post reported.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • If only for Penn’s explanation of Creegan’s outsize strategic importance, Trowbridge’s description of her as uniquely qualified to serve as the U.S. nuclear czar seems correct.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Archaeologists subsequently uncovered a platform at the site with statue bases inscribed with the names of 14 Roman emperors and empresses.
    Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Directed by Scott's son, Jake Scott, Kelce stars in the commercial as a gladiator alongside the other athletes and Megan, 29, who plays an empress.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Holiday travel hack:How to avoid lines, high ticket prices | Cruising Altitude All Saints Day goes back to the third or fourth centuries During the year 610, the emperor of Rome gifted the Pantheon to Pope Boniface IV, Rossi said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The film stars the peerless Toshiro Mifune — wearing a huge, fluffy red wig, no less — as a samurai who becomes a pawn in a political power struggle when he’s sent to his hometown to announce the emperor’s latest tax cuts.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The mayor added that having the prince visit was a boost to the area.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Abdulaziz was sentenced to five years in prison—a severe punishment for a prince.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In the classic black-and-white film Roman Holiday, Audrey Hepburn's character, a princess who is bored with her royal life, cuts her hair into a short, curly crop with baby bangs—a meaningful symbol of her desire for freedom.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Her life in the spotlight and tragic death have fascinated the public since the day she was born -- as the King of Rock and Roll's princess.
    Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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
  • In effect, Erdogan crowned himself as Turkey’s new sultan—simultaneously becoming the head of state, head of government, head of the ruling party, and head of the police (which is a national force in Turkey).
    Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Besides, a defeat for the old sultan could give Moscow control over, or the power to threaten, the Strait of Hormuz off Oman’s northern coast, potentially squeezing the flow of oil that was the lifeblood of the U.K.’s economic life and indeed crucial to economics across Europe.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Tech mogul Elon Musk briefly joined Trump‘s call with Zelenskyy last Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Kimora Lee Simmons, ex-wife of music mogul Russell Simmons, was also among the guests at the funeral, per the New York Post's Page Six.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Czarina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czarina. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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