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Recent Examples of soubrette
She is gifted with a lovely color of a lyric soprano suitable for roles in the spectrum from a lyric, lyric coloratura to a soubrette.
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Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Not only did diners want to enjoy her singing in the cabaret, no doubt many could not resist coming to see for themselves the soubrette who had inspired such fury in the late George VI.
—Olivia Williams, Town & Country, 1 June 2021
That show featured a song called 'The Yama Yama Man,’ in which chorus girls cavorted in Yama Yama suits while a soubrette sang about the creepy Yama Yama Man.
—Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2017
Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Not only did diners want to enjoy her singing in the cabaret, no doubt many could not resist coming to see for themselves the soubrette who had inspired such fury in the late George VI.
—Olivia Williams, Town & Country, 1 June 2021
That show featured a song called 'The Yama Yama Man,’ in which chorus girls cavorted in Yama Yama suits while a soubrette sang about the creepy Yama Yama Man.
—Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soubrette
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The supermodel amped up the coquette look with a black ribbon in her hair. 04 of 18 Camila Cabello For the Chanel Paris Fashion Week show, Camila Cabello opted for a black tweed suit with a subtle white plaid print.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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So for all the coquette girlies on a budget, LoveShackFancy brushes are the biggest no-brainer.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Soubrette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soubrette. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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