How to Use diva in a Sentence

diva

noun
Definition of divanext
Synonyms for divanext
  • And, with the dawn of a new year, pop divas take over the arenas.
    — Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The light, the mic and the diva with the sheer power of her voice and her presence.
    — ABC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The little diva wore a pair of white pointed-toe pumps to the show.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
  • In the clip, the pop diva spins around in a pink bikini bottom and a white cropped blouse.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Though Smith still feels star struck when a pop diva walks into the room.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2023
  • This is listed as a house/diva-house/house-pop song on Wikipedia.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 27 May 2022
  • All told, this yeast is a demanding diva and I, for one, don’t quite have the patience to deal with it.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 22 Nov. 2022
  • At the time, rumors painted Momsen as a diva behind the scenes.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In Season 1, Jamie was a spoiled diva and a bully whose façade began to crack.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 16 June 2023
  • But the more the French comedian and filmmaker kept thinking about it, the more the pop diva’s life spoke to her.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Musk and diva striker Cristiano Ronaldo trying to fit their egos in the same room.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Disrupters in the best sense of the word, movie stars, Broadway divas and soon-to-be-famous up-and-comers come on board ready to make their mark.
    — Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
  • For restaurants, the argument is simple; A wedge of cheese is no diva.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The track is the lead single from the pop diva’s first holiday album, Christmas.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Newell — having absorbed the whole vocal thesaurus of diva riffs, shouts, gurgles and growls — stops the show.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • On stage, Ralph stood silently for a moment, taking it all in, and then went to the mic and did what a Broadway diva does best: steal the goddamn show.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022
  • With valuable one-on-one time, Endicott learned Aubree was the artistic tomboy and Maddie the bossy diva.
    — Savannaheadens, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • At a concert in Brooklyn in 2020, the pop diva was fully in command of her glorious voice — and the crowd gathered to bask in it.
    — Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2022
  • But there's something else behind the diva's decision to step away from the spotlight.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Long milky nails are perfect for brides who want to embrace wedding white and their inner diva.
    — Violeta Valdés, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022
  • This hip-hop drag, diva and burlesque show will have two performances over the weekend.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2023
  • The musical diva looked glamorous in rosy, glowy makeup and a sleek straight hairdo.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 July 2023
  • Staying in 📖 Love affairs, the diva thing and that nose: Takeaways from Barbra Streisand’s huge memoir.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Naturally the diva finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Of course, all four women have likely had diva moments.
    — Dina Gachman, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But the episode ignited a lengthy feud between the two divas, stoked by media gossip and overwrought opera fans.
    — Jonathan Kandell, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Madonna made a name for herself as a carnal dance-floor diva with a penchant for bucking the status quo.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Goldsberry makes narcissism fun as the biggest diva of the four.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2022
  • Carlile tied the British diva, earning bids for album and record of the year, along with multiple nods in the American roots and rock categories.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2022
  • For their part, Fox’s co-stars don’t remember many diva moments.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 11 May 2023

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