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Synonyms for lady bountiful


Grammar : Noun



Définition of lady bountiful

  • noun charitable woman
Example sentences :
  • I come, an't please your ladyship—you're my Lady Bountiful, an't ye?
  • Extract from : « The Beaux-Stratagem » by George Farquhar
  • Under her tutelage Mary also found it pleasant to play Lady Bountiful.
  • Extract from : « Justin Wingate, Ranchman » by John H. Whitson
  • My dear Lady Bountiful: Your letter—the ridiculous one—came yesterday.
  • Extract from : « The Helpers » by Francis Lynde
  • Ruth, and her three sisters as well, loved to play Lady Bountiful.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls on Palm Island » by Grace Brooks Hill
  • Lady Bountiful, who was bountiful in nought but reviling, was the person whom I met.
  • Extract from : « Olla Podrida » by Frederick Marryat
  • You've been Lady Bountiful, and first-aider, and last-leaver.
  • Extract from : « The Purple Heights » by Marie Conway Oemler
  • Our Lady Bountiful had come in to pay for the chair and see the boy, but alas!
  • Extract from : « The Story of Patsy » by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
  • The Lady Bountiful of an English village takes the same interest in a child she has helped on in the world.
  • Extract from : « Letters of Travel (1892-1913) » by Rudyard Kipling
  • It seemed to her that she was a little Lady Bountiful, going about the world taking care of the poor.
  • Extract from : « Little Grandmother » by Sophie May
  • There were presents for all the children, and Mrs. Roosevelt played Lady Bountiful to see that each child got its gift.
  • Extract from : « Under Four Administrations » by Oscar S. Straus

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