Example Sentences

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Her edge over Kate, of course, was her own epic of princessly suffering, which would always make Diana’s story more interesting.

From Newsweek • Jun. 26, 2011

“The first lady was in girlish, almost princessly sheeny florals,” wrote Jess Cartner-Morley, a fashion writer for The Guardian.

From New York Times • May 25, 2011

Walska had the choice of sending her princessly belongings back to Paris, or fighting in the U. S. Customs Court of Appeals.

From Time Magazine Archive

The royal family was due for a salary increase on Parliament's "civil list," and critics, both royalist and republican, asked sharply whether Margaret was pulling her princessly weight.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now I pose it on my princessly locks!

From Patsy by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)