Dench

noun

Dame Judi (Olivia). born 1934, British actress and theatre director: her film roles include Mrs Brown (1997), Notes on a Scandal (2006), and, since 1995, 'M' in the James Bond series of films

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Examples from the Web for dench

Contemporary Examples of dench

Dench trembles whilst uttering the words, “out damned spots!”
Shakespeare’s Movie Magic
Marina Watts, Malcolm Jones
April 24, 2014
Judi Dench won for her five minutes of screen time in Shakespeare in Love, but far be it from me to poo-poo a Dench win.
The Worst Oscar Winners, From ‘Rocky’ and ‘Crash’ to Gwyneth Paltrow
Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern
February 26, 2014
Dench is a shoe-in for an Oscar nomination, but Coogan should get a nod as well.
Steve Coogan Makes His Bid For Some Serious, Dramatic Roles
Andrew Romano
November 29, 2013
They met before filming began because Dench wanted to understand the emotional toll of the trauma.
Give Dame Judi Dench the Damn Oscar for ‘Philomena’
Nico Hines
October 18, 2013
“I would like to think that in those circumstances I would have behaved like that,” said Dench.
Give Dame Judi Dench the Damn Oscar for ‘Philomena’
Nico Hines
October 18, 2013