Meaning of Madonna-like | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Resembling or characteristic of the Virgin Mary.
2. rare spelling of Madonna-like
   alt-of, rare
3. Resembling or characteristic of American singer-songwriter and actress Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone; born 1958).

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Examples

“My compartment was full and included a young woman of Madonna-like face⟳ (Jesus’ mother, not the singer) and wistful eyes—a sorrowful, haunting, beauty.”

“Instead of letting her husky Madonna-like voice and the band’s accessible pop tunes carry⟳ the show⟳, she [Louise Reny] worked the crowd like⟳ a Las Vegas comic, repeatedly asking fans to dance⟳ and clap.”

“Hester (“the Molester”) progresses from an exploited and exploiting child to a hippie folk singer to a Madonna-like pop singer who inverts the Virgin Mary imagery of the novel [A Prayer for Owen Meany] and who, like⟳ all the strong Wheelwright women, always behaves on her own⟳ terms.”

“By the year 2000 Britney [Spears] was undergoing a Madonna-like reinvention that began with a flesh-colored outfit for MTV that made her appear⟳ nearly nude, and a skin-tight red catsuit for her video Oops!…I Did it Again.”

“To the cynic for whom everything is about money and nothing about sincerity, [Bruce] Springsteen’s evolving styles might be confused as Madonna-like attempts calculated for commercial appeal—except Springsteen’s directions have⟳ almost always gone against the grain.”

“Typically Rolling Stone magazine’s feature asking “Who’s to Blame⟳?” for “blocking progress⟳ on global warming” had the old stager Rupert Murdoch still sitting Madonna-like at Number⟳ One in its chart after all these years.”

“While [Mariah] Carey possessed the kind of Madonna-like exhibitionist confidence that would make⟳ Kate Smith blanch, the end⟳ results were pretty comparable.”

“Be Madonna-Like and Vogue […] I challenge⟳ you to channel your inner rock star—in this case, Madonna. One of the talents that Madonna (and performers of all types) master is to seize the stage⟳ with an air of confidence.”

“And there is a great deal⟳ to be said about [Anna] Netrebko and [Edita] Gruberová after the 2000s, including the deep sense⟳ of loss one feels when a figure⟳ like⟳ Gruberová prepares to leave⟳ the stage⟳, and the curiosity – mixed with skepticism – that I personally feel⟳ about Netrebko’s new career phase, which on the one hand seems like⟳ a genuine maturing and on the other has aspects of a more self-conscious, Madonna-like reinvention.”

“Besides appearing on TV, Miley Cyrus records and tours as Hannah Montana and succeeds with Madonna-like tenacity.”

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