Phryne
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But the project’s true charm is Phryne herself and Davis’ portrayal of a bold, self-reliant woman who makes her own way in the world with guts and style and without apology.
From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2020
Phryne and Lais — the most celebrated beauties of their time — both tried, unsuccessfully, to seduce the austere Xenocrates.
From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2018
The Bruce Willis to Phryne Fisher’s Cybill Shepherd is Inspector Jack Robinson, whose chiselled jaw and dreamy eyes make him the good-boy working-class counterpart to Phryne’s winking naughty rich girl.
From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2015
In 1988 the PLO tried to mount a major propaganda operation by chartering a Cypriot ferry called the Sol Phryne and renaming it the Awda, or "Return."
From Newsweek • Jun. 1, 2010
Phryne was of very humble origin, and originally obtained her livelihood by gathering capers; but her beauty afterward gained great wealth for her.
From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell
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