Antoinette

[an-twuh-net, -tuh-, ahn-twa-net]

noun

1. Marie 1755–93, queen of France 1774–93: wife of Louis XVI.

2. a first name: derived from Antoine.

Antoinette

/ ɑ̃twanɛt /

noun

1. See Marie Antoinette

Example Sentences

As people make more money, the options available to them suddenly expand, says Antoinette Schoar, a professor of finance at MIT Sloan School of Management.

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Despite early parts in films like “Troy” and Sofia Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette,” Byrne first broke out in America opposite Glenn Close in the TV drama “Damages,” which ran from 2007 to 2012.

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Antoinette Kelly, who operates the scheme, said she believed: "Every child deserves the chance to have a new uniform on the first day of term."

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While that’s not entirely complimentary, it is a more honest appraisal of the content than what the Telegraph served up when it referred to Meghan as “Montecito Marie Antoinette.”

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The bustles underpin the distinctive chemise à la reine that was popularized by fashion icon Marie Antoinette, with its cloud of white ruffles around a low neckline, sashed at the waist.

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