Duenna example sentences
Related (10): chaperone, guardian, protectress, companion, mentor, overseer, governess, supervisor, custodian, watchdog
"Duenna" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- The young lady seemed delighted to escape from the stern eyes of her duenna.
- The old duenna watched the couple with jealousy and suspicion.
- The duenna followed closely behind the young lady, ensuring she stayed within sight at all times.
- The stern duenna forbade any communication between the young man and lady.
- The youth easily charmed and distracted the duenna so that he could steal a private moment with the lady.
- The strict duenna accompanied the young lady everywhere, not allowing her a moment alone.
- The duenna scowled and frowned whenever anyone approached her charge.
- The young lovers secretly plotted to escape from the watchful eye of the duenna.
- The duenna scolded the young lady whenever she spoke to any man other than a relative.
- The sour duenna hovered over the couple, ruining any intimacy with her constant presence.
- The wealthy family employed several duennas to chaperone their many daughters.
- The young lady chafed under the rules and restrictions placed on her by her humorless duenna.
- The duenna's hawk-like eyes darted about, ensuring no one approached her charge unobserved.
- The strict duenna refused to allow any undeserving suitor near her young lady.
- The poor duenna seemed tired and old, unable to keep up with her lively charge.
- The young lady resented being followed and monitored constantly by her strict duenna.
- The duenna's harsh reprimands only served to drive the young lady further into secret rebellion.
- The strict duenna had a feather-like touch when disciplining her willful charge.
- The stern duenna often drove away potential suitors with her sharp tongue and critical eye.
- The youth discovered many ingenious methods to distract and divert the duenna's attention.
- The duenna could not contain her anger as she scolded and reprimanded the young lady.
- The youth's charm and wit easily won over even the strictest of duennas.
- The severe duenna served as a constant reminder of the young lady's lack of freedom.
- The old duenna's stories and lessons served to instill wisdom and discretion in her charge.
- The duenna hovered over the couple like a hawk, ensuring their conversation remained proper.
- The young lady prayed for the day she would finally be released from the clutches of her duenna.
- The duenna's constant vigilance prevented any real intimacy between the young lovers.
- No matter where they went, the duenna's sharp eyes followed the young lady.
- At night, the duenna kept watch outside the young lady's chamber door.
- The strict duennas employed by the wealthy families served a vital role but were not well loved.
- The duenna's job was to monitor, instruct and restrain her young charge.
- The stern duenna viewed any joy or pleasure as a threat to her charge's virtue.
- With time and patience, the youth eventually charmed and softened even the harshest duenna.
- The young lady envied her friends who were free from the watchful eye of a duenna.
- Though she tried her best, the aging duenna could no longer keep up with her adventurous charge.
- The strict duenna's stern lectures only served to bore and annoy her young charge.
- The duenna cautioned her young charge against forming attachments too quickly.
- Despite the duenna's careful watch, the young lovers managed to exchange heartfelt glances.
- Nothing escaped the duenna's keen, eagle eyes as they surveyed the crowded ballroom.
- The beleaguered duenna sighed as yet another young suitor approached her willful charge.
- The strict duenna monitored all of the young lady's interactions with members of the opposite sex.
- The duenna was charge with preventing any impropriety between the young lady and her admirers.
- The youth discovered many clever ways to elude the vigilant eye of the duenna.
- Though aging, the strict duenna maintained a tireless watch over her young charge.
- The old duenna could not contain her tears of joy as her young charge finally married.
- The strict duenna followed her young charge everywhere, ensuring no secrets were kept from her.
- The youth charmed and distracted the duenna so he could steal a kiss from the young lady.
- The old duenna scolded and lectured her young charge endlessly on proper behavior.
- Despite the duenna's vigilance, the youth cleverly managed to pass a secret note to the young lady.
- The duenna's watchful eye followed her young charge's every movement.
- The young lady chafed at the restrictions and constant surveillance of her stern duenna.
- The duenna hovered like a protective mother hen, ensuring no one disturbed her charge improperly.
- The stern duenna kept constant watch to ensure the young lady maintained her virtue.
- The young lady longed for the day when she could be freed from the clutches of her sour duenna.
- The youth easily charmed the dour duenna long enough to escape with the young lady.
- The duenna's sharp tongue and piercing glare served as a constant deterrent to would-be suitors.
- The admiring youths viewed the duenna as a protective dragon guarding a peerless treasure.
- Nothing escaped the duenna's watchful gaze as she patrolled her young charge like an eagle.
- The youth cleverly tricked the duenna so he could steal a cherished moment alone with the young lady.
- With patience and courtesy, the youth eventually won over even the sternest of duennas.