Mame
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She’s like an Auntie Mame, only her version of extravagance is peanut butter sundaes at Serendipity 3, a course at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and tickets to see Diana Rigg on Broadway in “Medea.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
ICC deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang has said the closure is a result of a lack of "real progress" in working with the Venezuelan government, but the investigation will continue.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
In 2019, she handed over the role of artistic director of Urban Bush Women to two company members, Chanon Judson and Mame Diarra Speis.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024
Senegalese writing duo Mame Bougouma Diene and Woppa Diallo have won this year's prestigious Caine Prize for African writing, making it the first time a pair has won the award.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023
“Too late. It’s Fusia. Sing me another song, Fusia. Mame might start selling tickets...”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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