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Idiom

woman of the hour

Meaning

A woman who has recently caught the attention of, or is being admired or honoured by, a large number of people.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“She won the race and is the woman of the hour.”

“After her brilliant presentation saved the company contract, everyone toasted the woman of the hour.”

“As the lead scientist who finally discovered the cure, she was rightfully celebrated as the woman of the hour at the international conference.”

Examples

simple

“She won the race and is the woman of the hour.”

contextual

“After her brilliant presentation saved the company contract, everyone toasted the woman of the hour.”

complex

“As the lead scientist who finally discovered the cure, she was rightfully celebrated as the woman of the hour at the international conference.”

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