prima donna

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Recent Examples of prima donna His character, Min-ho, initially comes off as a bit of a prima donna. Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Siri would get lost trying to find prima donnas and troublemakers in the Broncos locker room. Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025 Just past the gurgle of the lobby fountain was Barbie Q. Chicken, a 4-year-old bird who was both Broadway prima donna and antibullying activist. Peter Rubin, Longreads, 26 Dec. 2024 Maria Callas is often called the quintessential prima donna. Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for prima donna
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prima donna
Noun
  • And Nick Kyrgios, 30, will play in the singles draw and team up with two-time major semifinalist Gaël Monfils in doubles after missing the second half of 2023 and the first 10 months of 2024 because of injuries.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2025
  • On that same April day back in 2016, the once-future of the Red Hots split a doubleheader with the Carolina Mudcats in Salem, Va. Raffy Devers, Andrew Benintendi and Yoan Moncada combined for two doubles, two triples, two steals and a home run.
    Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • The 10-year-old princess joined mom Kate Middleton, dad Prince William and older brother Prince George at the gentlemen's singles final on July 13, cheering on Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner from the front row of the Royal Box at Centre Court.
    Stephanie Petit, People.com, 13 July 2025
  • The grosgrain purple-and-green chest ribbon — the colors of the All England club — add to the princess’s martial flair.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.
    Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
  • While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
Noun
  • These stories only work if their compelling heroines fall for characters who are interesting in their own rights and worthy of the leading lady’s affections.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 11 July 2025
  • One soundtrack also made waves in 2025: Sinners, which featured music from the film’s leading lady, Hailee Steinfeld, as well as Rhiannon Giddens, Brittany Howard, Buddy Guy and more.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The event will celebrate the site’s cultural legacy with traditional rituals, art and a ceremony to honor the goddess Pachamama.
    Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
  • Hilaria was celebrated at the end of March by devotees of the goddess Cybele, the History Channel reports.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • All was good for Britian’s long-time leading man with the standing and subsequent socializing part, but the settling in seemed slowly to overtake the esteemed actor.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Both films made over $200 million at the box office, cementing Hanks as the ultimate leading man — appealing in a sensitive, Everyman kind of way.
    Rachel Yang, EW.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Four years later, though, the former walk-on left as one of the best in program history, earning school records in the indoor 3,000 meters and outdoor 5,000 meters.
    Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Dickinson’s next two years were a swift transition from unknown walk-on to everyday starter for the Wolverines.
    Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 8 July 2025

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“Prima donna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prima%20donna. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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