fairy godmother

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one that helps another with gifts or money when it came time for the girl to go to college, Aunt Edna once again proved to be a reliable fairy godmother

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Recent Examples of fairy godmother The company will have its official launch later this year but has already released a handbag collection — a collab with Gates’ eco-fashion fairy godmother, Stella McCartney. Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2024 Her inability to fit in, in addition to meeting her fairy godmother, leads her to Harlem. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2024 Clarke’s attached to play the titular character in Ebony McQueen, a sort of blues voodoo queen fantasy figure who, like a fairy godmother from Memphis, tells the young Dave Stewart character to follow his musical dreams. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2024 As the contest, very literally, heats up, Cindy must find a way to be her own fairy godmother. Heather Walter, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fairy godmother 

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