baroness
noun
bar·on·ess
ˈber-ə-nəs 
ˈba-rə-,
-ˌnes,
US also ˌber-ə-ˈnes,
ˌba-rə-
Examples of baroness in a Sentence
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The 1986 Sydney Pollack film starred Streep and Robert Redford as a baroness and a big game hunter who fall in love in a lush desert romance.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 15 May 2024
Prince William made a surprise video appearance at the BAFTA TV Awards over the weekend to praise Floella Benjamin, a baroness, for her work with children.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
In the seven-time Oscar-winning flick, Denys takes well-heeled baroness Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) on a romantic flight over the Kenyan savannah.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2024
Also in 2015, then prime minister David Cameron appointed her as a government adviser and a Conservative baroness.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
The baroness employed 90 terrified gardeners who were charged with maintaining its perfection.
—Jonathan Miles, Town & Country, 5 Sep. 2023
While most of the silhouettes’ identities are still unknown, some have been identified through research: an artist, a captain, a baroness and an enslaved woman, to name a few.
—Smithsonianmag.com, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Aug. 2023
Nearby, the baron and baroness also built the Ullens School, which offers an international baccalaureate curriculum.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023
Isabelle was engaged to an officer whose family included a baroness who was arrested for espionage in Chattanooga, Tenn., while surveilling a training camp there.
—James D. Robenalt, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 15 May 2024
Prince William made a surprise video appearance at the BAFTA TV Awards over the weekend to praise Floella Benjamin, a baroness, for her work with children.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
In the seven-time Oscar-winning flick, Denys takes well-heeled baroness Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) on a romantic flight over the Kenyan savannah.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2024
Also in 2015, then prime minister David Cameron appointed her as a government adviser and a Conservative baroness.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
The baroness employed 90 terrified gardeners who were charged with maintaining its perfection.
—Jonathan Miles, Town & Country, 5 Sep. 2023
While most of the silhouettes’ identities are still unknown, some have been identified through research: an artist, a captain, a baroness and an enslaved woman, to name a few.
—Smithsonianmag.com, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Aug. 2023
Nearby, the baron and baroness also built the Ullens School, which offers an international baccalaureate curriculum.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023
Isabelle was engaged to an officer whose family included a baroness who was arrested for espionage in Chattanooga, Tenn., while surveilling a training camp there.
—James D. Robenalt, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023
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baroness
noun
bar·on·ess
ˈbar-ə-nəs
1
: the wife or widow of a baron
2
: a woman holding the rank of baron
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