ice maiden
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In his election victory speech, Trump called her "the ice maiden" - a reference to her composure - and said she "likes to stay in the background".
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024
Yet the soprano Nina Stemme — who sang the role on Monday, the fourth Turandot in the Met’s lineup this season — managed to render the grisly ice maiden surprisingly vulnerable.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2016
An isolate ice maiden in the movie mold of Greta Garbo, Elsa just vants to be alone.
From Time ● Nov. 23, 2013
Horlick was a peer and they ended up working together at Mercury Asset Management in its heyday along with Galley, who was dubbed the "ice maiden".
From The Guardian ● Aug. 13, 2010
She glittered from head to foot like an ice maiden under a blazing sun.
From The Lion's Mouse by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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