prima donnas
- plural of prima donna.
Example Sentences
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Before “stepping into the bratty curls of ‘Oh, Mary!’,” the actress became known for playing prima donnas on TV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
The Lakers are not the prima donnas they used to be and the Clippers are not the stepchild they used to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2025
I look around the rest of the squad and think they are over-paid prima donnas, the lot of them.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
Hitters get only one timeout during an at-bat now, so no more prima donnas holding a hand up, asking for time while they dig to China.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2023
Mr. Goldstein asks him about me and I hear him saying something about not needing any prima donnas on the team.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
