Virgin Queen
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The famously redheaded first Queen Elizabeth of England was imprisoned at the Tower as a princess, and Megan has had lots of people suggesting she could dress up as the Virgin Queen and "scare tourists".
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2021
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
The woman coming downstairs did not resemble any portrait of the Virgin Queen.
From The Brightener by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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