All 32 Uses of
debut
in
Sweet Far Thing
- Come May, I shall make my debut a full year early, for it has been decided by all parties involved that at nearly seventeen I am ready and that it would do me good to have my season now.†
Chpt 1
- Come May, when Felicity and I make our debuts, Ann will go to work for them as governess to their two children.†
Chpt 1 *debuts = a first presentation
- My grandmother did insist I make my debut as a condition of her will.†
Chpt 1
- "Once you make your debut," Ann repeats, swallowing the last of her chocolate.†
Chpt 1
- For a brief while, the women ask us questions: Are we looking forward to our debuts?†
Chpt 1debuts = a first presentation
- I overheard Mother telling Mrs. Twitt that if Miss Worthington does not make her debut, her inheritance is forfeit.†
Chpt 1
- Her grandmother's will states most emphatically that she must make her debut 'as a lady in fine moral standing,' else the money shall go to the Foundling Hospital, and Felicity will be at the mercy of the admiral to chart her course.†
Chpt 1
- I cannot wait to make my debut.†
Chpt 1
- If I do not make my debut, my inheritance shall go to the Foundling Hospital, and I shall be at Father's mercy.†
Chpt 1
- I shouldn't wear it before my debut but I can't resist.†
Chpt 2
- Will I survive my debut?†
Chpt 2
- I shall expect you at Easter, and we shall speak of your debut—and a party!†
Chpt 2
- But Felicity must make her debut.†
Chpt 2
- Yes," he says, seeing my expression, "I know she must make her debut in order to claim her fortune.†
Chpt 2
- Castle and Sons, dressmakers, lies in Regent Street, and this is where we have come to have a dress made for my debut.†
Chpt 2
- When the teachers are not around, the girls fall into excited chatter about their approaching debuts.†
Chpt 3debuts = a first presentation
- I should be thinking of my own debut.†
Chpt 3
- But the unofficial start of these festivities is Lady Markham's ball in honor of Felicity's debut.†
Chpt 4
- Why, I'm sure Lady Denby would host a ball for your debut that would put all the others to shame.†
Chpt 4
- "Grandmama tells me you'll be the loveliest girl in London for your debut," Father says when I join him in his study.†
Chpt 4
- And every girl here shall make her debut.†
Chpt 4
- Will you join our debut ball?†
Chpt 4
- Now, we must prepare for our debuts!†
Chpt 4debuts = a first presentation
- "Promise me we might hold on to this magic a bit longer, until I can secure my future—just until our debut," she pleads.†
Chpt 4
- You promised we wouldn't give the magic back until after our debuts.†
Chpt 4debuts = a first presentation
- You'll stay here until your debut.†
Chpt 4
- It is decided that after my debut, Father will travel to a warmer clime.†
Chpt 4
- Come Saturday, I shall curtsy before my Queen and make my debut in society while my family and friends look on.†
Chpt 4
- I have curtsied for my Queen and made my debut.†
Chpt 4
- On your debut and on that other matter.†
Chpt 4
- And now, if you don't mind, I should like to dance with my daughter on the occasion of her debut.†
Chpt 4
- It is only an hour into her debut and already she has them spinning like tops.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
a first presentation
in various senses, including:
- the first performance of a new play
- the introduction of a new product
- the introduction of a young woman to society at a social event held in her honor (a debutante ball)
In the United States a small percentage of young woman are debuted at a debutante ball. The custom is most common in the South.
In the Hispanic culture, a similar custom is called Quinceañera. There are many varying debutante customs around the world.
In the Hispanic culture, a similar custom is called Quinceañera. There are many varying debutante customs around the world.