Virgin Queen
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Nicknamed "The Virgin Queen," Elizabeth rejected every marriage proposal that came her way.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021
Just as the Virgin Queen married herself to her country, steeling herself to be more gender neutral, more rigid in her costumes, so did Daenerys.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2019
But Elizabeth, the so-called Virgin Queen who led England through its golden age, might be her most dramatic transformation yet.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2018
Highlights from the auction include Clark Gable's gold engraved cigar case from 1939's "Gone With The Wind" and a costume pearl and blue stone necklace worn by Bette Davis in 1955's "The Virgin Queen."
From Reuters • Mar. 14, 2017
The latter conviction was, however, rudely shaken when at the end of a week I was told that two men had been at the Virgin Queen inquiring after me.
From The Coming of the King by Hocking, James
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