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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steward
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  • This new crop of gadgets, however, asks you to be a more active steward of other people’s privacy.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
  • All itineraries include an overnight stay, 24-hour steward service, meals with a sommelier’s choice of wine and unlimited soft drinks, and transfers.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
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“Stewardess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewardess. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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