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Her dazzling turn in Hustlers—as the Lucite-cool veteran stripper queen Ramona—once again reminded moviegoers how much Lopez has to offer as a dramatic actor, even if the Academy didn’t deign to notice.

An interlude satirizing the stultifying fatuousness of the royal mission is followed by one that fawningly celebrates the magnificence of Diana deigning to speak to Welsh well-wishers.

He hopes this will lead to a resurgence of stores on Main Street, the type of places that business travelers might not have deigned to visit.

Good news is, when you own the club, the party can start whenever you deign to show up.

On the rare occasions when he would deign to reply, she would race to the nearest lavatory in search of the only guaranteed privacy available, bolt the door, and read her letter in ecstatic solitude.

He would never deign me with any sort of acknowledgment, because I was too low on the totem pole.

Should we be grateful for whatever music they deign to release and grade them on a curve because of it?

The New Mitt, who has discarded his frontrunner Too-Bain-to-Deign strategy to cross swords more eagerly with his opponents.

But Canon Drivel's daughter did not deign to answer, she merely rang for prayers.

Mr. Catherwaight did not deign to open his eyes this time, but moved his head uneasily as if he wished to be let alone.

Mme. la Duchesse, I pray you deign to re-enter your carriage.

Gentle Night; deign to stay awhile: Some help is needed from you.

No; but if it be possible, deign to tell me what passed at this return.