ladies-in-waiting
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The silk dresses along the walls are like ghostly ladies-in-waiting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
In a nod to the “slimmed-down” nature of this coronation, they’re not called ladies-in-waiting, but ladies in attendance — another example of how this ceremony has been updated, but only sort of.
From New York Times • May 6, 2023
Some of Charlotte’s ladies-in-waiting even complained to the king about their punishing working conditions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023
I read all her books, all her poems, all her diaries as well as the diaries of her daughter and her ladies-in-waiting to really get as close as I can to anything like the reality.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2023
One of the ladies-in-waiting was standing in front of the Queen’s tub, holding an embroidered mantle for inspection.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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