How to Use fairy godmother in a Sentence
fairy godmother
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Is the sheep-baker the fairy godmother or the witch in this story?
—Frances Leech, Longreads, 3 May 2018
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Bell stars as Eleanor, a young fairy godmother-in-training who wants to prove to the world that there's still a need for her line of work.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2020
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Thank you so much @putnamflowers, @lucquescatering and the fairy godmother @stefcoveco for a magical evening.
—Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 5 Oct. 2021
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Jenifer Lewis, who voiced the Bayou fairy godmother in the film will also reprise her role.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
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In the 1997 film, Whitney Houston played the fairy godmother.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2023
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Is Jenifer Lewis gonna play the fairy godmother that helps J.Lo become more aware of her antics?
—Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
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Dahlia’s apron was inspired by the three fairy godmothers.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
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Laufey’s growing success didn’t come from the tap of a fairy godmother’s wand, though.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
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Unless the fairy godmother comes by with that $250 million check, my wife would want to take a look at that first.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2021
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The fairy godmother of the event, Anna Wintour, was in attendance for the faux ball.
—refinery29.com, 8 June 2018
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And that’s when a fairy godmother in a headscarf appears.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
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And like a fairy godmother, Elliott—who wasn’t even following her—somehow came across the post and sent her the cash for the dress.
—Brooklyn White, Essence, 20 June 2023
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Unless that fairy godmother comes by with that $250 million check, my wife would want to take a look at it first.
—Ralph D. Russo, Chron, 30 Nov. 2021
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Bill Porter, who plays a character based on the fairy godmother, also appears in the too-brief first look at the new film.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 30 June 2021
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Lady Danbury is like the fairy godmother of the series.
—Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2022
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No maid was ever transformed into a princess by a fairy godmother and a pair of glass shoes that fit just so.
—Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 24 Dec. 2018
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So who gets to be the fairy godmother of tourism at ABC, bestowing gifts on locations all around the world?
—Kaitlin Menza, Town & Country, 5 Mar. 2018
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This is the no-nonsense fairy godmother behind the careers of your favorite stand-up comics.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
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Because that’s what the aspiring fairy godmother has been trained to think.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2020
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Anyway, the wedding is sure to be a modest thing, with swans, fairy godmothers and Air Force flyovers.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2019
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Although in Carter’s case she was viewed more as a fairy godmother than anything so Judeo-Christian as a saint.
—Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, 14 Mar. 2017
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Tonight that riff comes out of the massive baritone sax of Clare Daly, the fairy godmother of saxophonists, who blows with the fury of a tempest.
—Joshua David Stein, Esquire, 18 Sep. 2015
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Cinderella dreams of a better life, and with the help of her fairy godmother, she is transformed into a princess and finds her prince.
—Randall G. Mielke, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2021
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Or even Donkey Skin, the Jacques Demy movie where the fairy godmother has a helicopter.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
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Read on to see who's who in Godmothered before sending a fairy godmother a wish of your own.
—Ashley Chervinski, refinery29.com, 4 Dec. 2020
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If Cannes had a fairy godmother, her name would be Caroline Scheufele.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 1 June 2022
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While the narrator explains what’s happened, the fairy godmother appears and gives the wrong spell.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
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One thing's for sure: Staying at this charming farmhouse will feel like a gift from one's very own fairy godmother.
—Rori Kotch, Country Living, 21 July 2015
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Of course, a story needs heroes as well as villains, and ours came in the shape of Tutar’s fairy godmother babysitter, Jeanise.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2021
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Think of it, instead, as a cross between a fairy godmother and Miss Moneypenny.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2021
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