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White has again wisely limited his coryphees to intoning their lyrics clearly rather than blurring their point in the yelp of the usual song.

From Time Magazine Archive

The coryphees were wildly out of step with one another and with the music.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lorelei's shyness at meeting him had quickly disappeared when she found that he knew more theatrical people than she and that he was quite unable to talk interestingly about anything except choruses and coryphees.

From The Auction Block by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

From far corners and remote recesses coryphees and court jesters swarm forth to fawn on him, bask in his presence, glory in his smile—and sell him something.

From Europe Revised by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

The three "coryphees" were busy at work about the place with Olga's maid.

From West Wind Drift by McCutcheon, George Barr