prima donna

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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. 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
  • Shriver won seven Australian Open titles, five Wimbledon titles, five US Open titles and four French Open titles in women’s doubles.
    Jill Martin, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The 27-year-old guard has flirted with triple doubles in two of Minnesota’s last three outings.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, a cornerstone of the princess' new mission is fostering personal connections.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Choose from Disney princesses, Mickey Mouse, space, and more themes to create playful illustrations.
    Emily Hochberg, Parents, 17 Jan. 2025
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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Watch on Deadline In addition to his roles in Blade Runner and Star Wars, Ford’s leading man status has long been cemented by his performances in the Indiana Jones films, The Fugitive (1993) and his upcoming MCU debut as Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World, premiering Feb. 14 in theaters.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Powell accessorized his monochromatic Armani look – sans tie, of course – with smoky, opaque shades that maintain his leading man mystery.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After injuries to McNamara, Brendan Sullivan and Marco Lainez III, the Hawkeyes started walk-on Jackson Stratton and threw the ball a total of 29 times in their final two regular-season games, winning them both.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The Horned Frogs held open tryouts and added the four walk-ons to a roster that was missing its three best players Sedona Prince, Madison Conner and Jaden Owens.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025

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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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