especially: a young woman making her formal entrance into society
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebFiona Meikle, 83, was presented as a debutante at age 13 to the new queen at Holyroodhouse in 1952. Jean-nicholas Fievet, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2022 The day has finally come for Belly to become a debutante. Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 19 June 2022 There’s been no confirmation yet, but here’s hoping the young debutante finds happiness this time around, preferably with the Queen’s nephew, Prince Friedrich, who was mentioned in passing in Season 2. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 May 2022 Barnes received a Golden Globe nomination for most promising female newcomer for her performance as Gloria Upson, the haughty debutante engaged to Roger Smith‘s Patrick Dennis, in Auntie Mame (1958), starring Rosalind Russell. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Apr. 2022 Minnie Mills, a newcomer, plays Shayla, Belly’s fellow debutante and a fashion lover.ELLE, 17 June 2021 If Daphne — anointed 1813’s most desirable debutante by the queen herself (Golda Rosheuvel) in the first season — only found true love by the skin of her teeth, what chance do Eloise and Penelope have?Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022 There is no corner of London unaware that a young debutante's prospects hinge entirely on our dear queen's approval. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2022 No debutante in the Ton seems to meet Anthony's impossible standards, until Kate (Simone Ashley) and her younger sister Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran) arrive from India. Sheena Scott, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
French débutante, feminine of débutant — see debutant