Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Catherine Howard

American  

noun

  1. 1520?–42, fifth queen consort of Henry VIII of England.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Mr. Starkey also revisits the charges of adultery against Catherine Howard and argues that she was a woman whom men had cynically used.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The arts are often seen as a way to create new neighborhoods or revitalize existing ones, said Catherine Howard, president of Community Vision.

From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

When Dr. Van Doren finally produced the last piece of needed information — Catherine Howard had been beheaded — he smiled broadly, uncoiled in relief and mopped his brow to excited cheers.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2019

She’s not flashy like Catherine Howard, doesn’t know any French like Anne Boleyn, but she knows how to see things through, and would never have an affair with Thomas Culpeper.

From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2015

A very few weeks after this apparently formidable business had been thus readily and amicably arranged, Catherine Howard niece to the duke of Norfolk, and first cousin to Anne Boleyn, was declared queen.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training