May queen
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Social life, whether it was the crowning of a May queen, the eulogy to a dead president, or an all-night dance, could be held nowhere else.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
A May queen was decreed "too old"; a May masque too much trouble.
From Betty Wales, Sophomore by Warde, Margaret
He shall love you better than he loves the May queen.
From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)
A picnic was planned to Dover's Grove, and the romantic little girls had insisted upon a May queen, and Lucy was unanimously elected.
From The Copy-Cat and Other Stories by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
You are not going in the character of a May queen, Alice, that you should almost hide your beautiful hair in ribbons and flowers.
From After a Shadow and Other Stories by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
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