Mame
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She was larger than life, she was like “Auntie Mame.”
From Los Angeles Times
ICC deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang has said the closure is a result of a lack of "real progress" in working with the Venezuelan government, but the investigation will continue.
From Barron's
And her joie de vivre was a signature in many other portrayals, including Nellie Lovett in “Sweeney Todd” and Mame Dennis in “Mame,” her breakout Broadway role in 1966.
From Los Angeles Times
Somewhere between “Auntie Mame” and Martha Stewart felt about right.
From Salon
"Unfortunately the tentacles of international justice, even though they are lengthy, have not been sufficient to ensure the efficient arrest of fugitives," said the ICC's deputy prosecutor, Mame Mandiaye Niang, at the opening of the case.
From BBC
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