Virgin Queen
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The famously redheaded first Queen Elizabeth of England was imprisoned at the Tower as a princess, and Megan has had lots of people suggesting she could dress up as the Virgin Queen and "scare tourists".
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2021
Nicknamed "The Virgin Queen," Elizabeth rejected every marriage proposal that came her way.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021
Highlights from the auction include Clark Gable's gold engraved cigar case from 1939's "Gone With The Wind" and a costume pearl and blue stone necklace worn by Bette Davis in 1955's "The Virgin Queen."
From Reuters • Mar. 14, 2017
The sense that she had already given her life to the country helped propel the unmarried Park, whose image is something between Ice Princess and Virgin Queen, to the presidency almost four years ago.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2016
That men might know that this fruitful land was explored in the time of the Virgin Queen, it was called “Virginia.”
From Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure by Johnston, Charles Haven Ladd
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