How to Use First Lady in a Sentence

First Lady

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  • Jill Biden still teaches in Virginia while serving as first lady.
    — Will Weissert, ajc, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Everyone, from companies to first lady Jill Biden have gotten in on the fun.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2022
  • One of the agents was on the Secret Service detail for first lady Jill Biden.
    — Sara Cook, Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2022
  • This year’s eggs featured the White House pets and the signatures of the president and the first lady.
    — New York Times, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Following their remarks, the President and first lady took a tour of the submarine and posed for a group photo with its crew.
    — Sam Fossum, CNN, 2 Apr. 2022
  • Seeing a psychiatrist was one of many revelations Betty Ford made as first lady, taking the stigma off mental health care by bringing it out in the open.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2022
  • In one instance, Taherzadeh even allegedly offered to buy a gun for a Secret Service agent assigned to the first lady's protective detail.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2022
  • The president and first lady Jill Biden were not at the home when it was searched.
    — Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2023
  • So let that shine through in your speech — and don't forget to save a dance for the First Lady in the East room.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Eve burst onto the scene as the Ruff Ryders’ First Lady in 1999.
    — Essence Beauty Editors, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The president and the first lady were moved, and then returned to their home.
    — Catherine Lucey, WSJ, 4 June 2022
  • Does his wife, Nicole, want to become the First Lady of Alabama -- the state, not just the school?
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The actress added two quotes from the late First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Willow, the cat that first lady Jill Biden met in 2020 during a campaign stop at a Pennsylvania farm and later adopted.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 14 Apr. 2022
  • It’s the 54-year-old former first lady of France, Carla Bruni.
    — Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear will serve as honorary chair of the event.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Watch the moment and hear the former first lady's response.
    — CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Named after the former First Lady (a beloved guest), the room is styled with some of the same antique decor from her stay decades ago.
    — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2024
  • The former first lady chose artist Sharon Sprung for her portrait.
    — Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The Princess of Wales and the First Lady teamed up in 2021 to champion education.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • Brigitte Macron, the First Lady, even made a cameo appearance in September in an episode of the show.
    — Alan Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The president and first lady Jill Biden are to visit the city on Tuesday.
    — Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2022
  • The pair first meet during a campaign stop in the state in 2020, when Willow jumped onto the stage where the First Lady was speaking.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The former first lady, her lips pursed, is seated on a sofa in the Red Room in a strapless, light blue dress.
    — Darlene Superville, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022
  • And a person who's close to the First Lady told me that she was directly involved in the crafting of this fundraising email.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • President Biden then joined the French president and the first lady in a playful toast.
    — Annie Karni, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • She’s beloved by Democrats who remember her years as First Lady.
    — Brett Rowland | The Center Square, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • President Biden and first lady Jill Biden plan to visit the state on Wednesday.
    — Scott Calvert, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Grisham appeared at the end of an episode led by an interview with First Lady Jill Biden.
    — EW.com, 29 May 2024
  • But there's an open question too about what role former First Lady Michelle Obama might play in these final days.
    — NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024

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