grande dame
noun
plural grandes dames
ˈgrän-ˈdäm(z) 
also grande dames
ˈgrän-ˈdäm(z)
also grande dames
ˈgrän-ˈdäm(z)
1
: a usually elderly woman of great prestige or ability
Examples of grande dame in a Sentence
the city's grandes dames still hold considerable sway in its cultural life
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Daisy will always be our grande dame, Tennessee’s First Lady of Southern Cooking.
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Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Gaga is thirty-eight now—a grande dame in pop years.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
This Viennese grande dame is the place to see and be seen.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
What about an Adele-style grande dame?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Gaga is thirty-eight now—a grande dame in pop years.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
This Viennese grande dame is the place to see and be seen.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
What about an Adele-style grande dame?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grande dame
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“Grande dame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grande%20dame. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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