prime donne
- plural of prima donna.
Example Sentences
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I cannot embrace stout prime donne very well, because I am so fat myself!'
From Time Magazine Archive
"There are but two prime donne: moi et Patti."
From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by Mapleson, James H.
"Well, well," replied the Director, "everything in the world will have its season, and as regards business, prime donne do not understand that so badly when honorariums for their performances, or profitable paragraphs, are concerned."
From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
Special trains were most unusual, and so were prime donne, and crowds used to gather on the station platforms wherever we stopped, waiting to catch a glimpse of us as we passed through.
From Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Kellogg, Clara Louise
I have given the German stage two prime donne.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
