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
Just as the Virgin Queen married herself to her country, steeling herself to be more gender neutral, more rigid in her costumes, so did Daenerys.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2019
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
At last it ended; and an "orator" in apparel of cloth of gold, spoke a kind of special epilogue in rhyming metre in praise of the Virgin Queen, and then retired bowing.
From By What Authority? by Robert Hugh Benson
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