stewardess

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Recent Examples of stewardess The flight attendant profession dates back to the 1930s, when the first stewardesses – many of them nurses – were hired to assist passengers. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 Hartman also appeared in Dunkirk as a stewardess. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026 Passengers can even identify their rank by the color of their uniform for stewardesses, or for stewards, by the color of their tie. — Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026 Lee helped convict a Connecticut airline pilot accused of carving up his stewardess wife with a chainsaw and running the pieces through a wood chipper. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stewardess
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  • Buying the car in 2003, the current steward followed in their footsteps, entering the D-Type in a multitude of key driving events, many with his son as co-driver.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026
  • These contracts, typically guaranteed for two or three years, turned loyal firm stewards, waiting their turn for top dollar, into free agents ready to jump.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
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