Antoinette
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Lantink says he was inspired by Marie Antoinette and wanting to explore the French queen in a modern setting.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
He said he and his wife Antoinette had worked their land for decades to grow manioc and bananas on steep fields that had taken a toll on his wife's back.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Camp vulnerability and country vibes mingle in a mashup of queer exuberance and Marie Antoinette libertinism: between songs, Roan waves a pink feather fan.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026
The “age of chivalry is gone,” Edmund Burke lamented after the guillotining of Marie Antoinette of France on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
She would have to wait until after lights out to be Marie Antoinette.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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