Virgin Queen
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The six-part series saw her play the Virgin Queen from princess to ailing old woman.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023
Nicknamed "The Virgin Queen," Elizabeth rejected every marriage proposal that came her way.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021
But Elizabeth, the so-called Virgin Queen who led England through its golden age, might be her most dramatic transformation yet.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2018
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 highway to favour with the Virgin Queen, as every courtier and every writer knows, lies through praises of her voluntary state of celibacy.
From Shakespeare's Christmas Gift to Queen Bess by McMahan, Anna Benneson
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