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Recent Examples of prima donna
In this life-force of a musical, even the help gets to shine like so many sequins on a prima donna’s finery.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Fitzgerald wondered if teammates looked at him as a prima donna.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
As a portrait of an artist as a prima donna, a pioneer and, yes, a bona fide genius, the movie is still worth its weight in wire hangers.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2024
Knicks, please don’t trade away scrappy players for prima donnas like Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, etc.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Fitzgerald wondered if teammates looked at him as a prima donna.
—Doug Haller, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
As a portrait of an artist as a prima donna, a pioneer and, yes, a bona fide genius, the movie is still worth its weight in wire hangers.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2024
Knicks, please don’t trade away scrappy players for prima donnas like Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, etc.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for prima donna
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prima donna
Noun
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Looking at all K-pop musical figures, the number of names that have landed somewhere on the Adult Contemporary radio ranking doubles.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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In Game 1, Kahnle surrendered an eighth-inning double to Shohei Ohtani that turned into the game-tying run.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Indeed, a cornerstone of the princess' new mission is fostering personal connections.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Choose from Disney princesses, Mickey Mouse, space, and more themes to create playful illustrations.—
Emily Hochberg,
Parents,
17 Jan. 2025
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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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
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Stephanie Weeks, a Black actress and director who is a frequent Target Margin collaborator, wears one of these WHITE sashes as Julie, the showboat’s leading lady, as does Edwin Joseph, playing her husband and co-star, Steve.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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Mona, who was one of his leading ladies and remains at least a semi-loyalist, hasn’t seen him in nearly a year.—
Laura Collins-Hughes,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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This stunning marble depiction of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare will go on public display in the atrium of the Wrightwood 659 gallery in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood starting on January 25.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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To the south is the open sea, home of a goddess who looms large in local mythology.—
Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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As a force-of-nature newcomer vying for a big-screen break, Margot Robbie is all frantic energy, while Brad Pitt deploys his star wattage to great effect playing a famous leading man just cresting the peak of his career and starting on the way down.—
Kevin Lincoln,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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Neymar had served his time at the Camp Nou, was more than justified in wanting to be the leading man rather than a supporting actor.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some of the objections have come from walk-on football players, who aren’t eligible for payments, and athletes in small sports who are receiving very small payments.—
Eddie Pells,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2025
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Guiton inherits a quarterback room that will look almost entirely different from last season, save for the return of redshirt freshman walk-on Milos Spasojevic.—
Jesse Temple,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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