How to Use the Madonna in a Sentence

the Madonna

noun
  • As the theater very slowly began to fill up, the only thing to do was look around at the Madonna fans around me.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 7 June 2026
  • The photos seem to hint that the stars still have hope to complete the Madonna biopic, in which Garner would play the singer.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • There is the slight tilt of the head, which recalls countless depictions of the Madonna, but also the wry smile that dispels any whiff of sanctity.
    — Anna Mundow, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2023
  • At the Madonna Inn nearly everything is made on-site, and what isn’t is often sourced from nearby specialists.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • As Francis prayed before a statue of the Madonna, nearby wildfires turned the sky smoky black and sent ash flittering down on the crowd.
    — Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Satin gold and red robed choir members took the stage to belt out the Madonna song, which is something of an anthem in Deadpool & Wolverine.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 July 2024
  • To secure his control of the rest of the timeline, Kang demands to marry whichever woman will become the Madonna.
    — Joe George, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The actual burial, next to a chapel containing a famed Byzantine icon painting of the Madonna and child, was closed to the public.
    — Aryn Baker, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
  • In all of them, her mother sits in a chair, which, in Alvarez’s artistic imagination, conjured her mother in place of the Madonna.
    — Elly Fishman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • On Thursday, guests were guided through the canals via water taxis to bring them to the Madonna dell'Orto cloister in the Cannaregio district.
    — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • Fortunately, the Madonna Inn — the visual version of an accordion orchestra — is just three miles away.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • Live Nation and the Madonna tour will have to pay some of these deposits, especially for those high-demand items that can’t be redirected toward other tours.
    — Dave Brooks, Billboard, 30 June 2023
  • For the welcome party at the Madonna dell'Orto church, Kardashian slipped into a figure-hugging snakeskin dress.
    — Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • For Belluno’s residents, the Madonna and Child represents a piece of their cultural heritage.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Visit Detroit didn’t do an economic projection for the Madonna concert, Moyer said.
    — Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Everyone meets up at the Madonna Inn, which has nothing to do with the Material Girl but is a beloved institution no less.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The drawing referred not just to imagery of the Madonna and her infant but also to Michelangelo’s Pietà, with its grown male body lying dead across his mother’s lap.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • Despite all that work, and the fact that music biopics remain heavily bankable, the Madonna film never came to fruition (and no explanation for it being shelved was ever given).
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
  • Modine, then 26, quickly realized that the Madonna sign wasn't for a concert, but was publicizing the Italian release of the wrestling movie.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Additionally, the Madonna della Pietà or La Pietà is also on display for visitors.
    — Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The fact that both the Madonna movie and the Britney biopic are being distributed by Universal also makes this a bit more plausible as a flash of corporate synergy.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • In 2023, Variety broke the news that Universal Studios had dropped the Madonna biopic, just as the singer was embarking on a world tour.
    — Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • According to People, the couple hosted a welcome party for their guests in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church Thursday night.
    — Janelle Ash , Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
  • Bezos and Sánchez’s multi-day affair kicked off with a welcome party held near the Madonna dell'Orto church on Thursday night; it was reportedly cut short due to a thunder storm.
    — Martina Di Licosa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The Palio in July is held in honor of the Madonna di Provenzano, while the race in August is a tribute to the Assumption of Mary.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The father stretches out his arms, Jesus-like, evoking the Last Supper, and the mother holds a toddler on her lap, face forward, the way the Madonna might present the Christ child.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The wedding festivities kicked off on Thursday, June 27, with a welcome party, held in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church.
    — Erin Clack, People.com, 29 June 2025
  • The couple, who have been denounced by the Vatican, created a shrine to the Madonna statuette and regularly held prayer events, during which Gisella Cardia would take to the stage and preach.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The following month, the Vatican formally approved the petition to recognize the Madonna of the Bridge as the official patroness of basketball.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
  • Rogers Park, for example, features the Madonna Della Strada chapel on the campus of Loyola University.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

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