belle

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Recent Examples of belle Bre Morris Another Southern belle to watch, Bre Morris kicked off convocation with Jimmy Choo sneakers. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024 Cate Blanchett has played queens, prime ministers, psychiatrists, artists, hipsters, thieves, Southern belles, evil stepmothers, Norse deities, Nazis, Katherine Hepburn, Bob Dylan, and an elf. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2024 Each of Parton's four bites were inspired by the Southern belle and classic desserts, like the Peachy Keen Cobbler and The Banana Pudding Pie donuts. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024 For all those bulk heads and bar belles looking to build muscle, lifting heavy weights isn’t necessary. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for belle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belle
Noun
  • 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
  • THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.
    Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
Noun
  • The piece is part of Vasconcelos’s Valkyries series, named after Norse female war goddesses, paying homage to inspiring women.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Emilia is now in her second outfit for the photo shoot and looks like a glistening goddess dressed in baggy jeans with gold glitter, a gold bustier and matching gold heels, posing for a second round of photos as a fan blows her wavy locks and her entourage hypes her up.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • There was one spot in particular where the light from the setting sun filtered through the trees, providing a soft rim light to the foxes.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The fox was spotted several times overnight by searchers but remains on the loose, the zoo said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025

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“Belle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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