“With no surviving dowager, the castle was advertised for rent in 1771.”

“The empress dowager looked up, the tears beginning to course down those flawless cheeks.”

“The dowager countess will be there and you can bet no one will rest until everything is perfect.”

“The greatest dining establishments age gracefully, of course, like rich dowagers, without a seeming care in the world.”

“No more quiet nights of bridge with dowagers, however elegant.”

“Stately old dowagers were enjoying to the full the bright sunshine, as they lay comfortably back in their well-padded broughams.”