The sultana was a sensible woman, and knew not only the weak side of her husband, but also the way to take advantage of it. From Wordnik.com. [The Oriental Story Book A Collection of Tales] Reference
If he gives a large sum to the girl, it will give his "sultana" a powerful weapon for the future. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance] Reference
The sultana is the 'leading lady'. From Wordnik.com. [The Master-Christian] Reference
At last the sultan and sultana themselves go to see. From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
Nuzhat, too, receives a thousand ounces from the sultana. From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
"Upon my soul!" cried the sultana of the inflammable name. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Pat at School] Reference
The Abencerrages, on the contrary, rallied round the sultana. From Wordnik.com. [The Alhambra] Reference
If my son has a queen-sultana, it is this Madame de Parabere. From Wordnik.com. [The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency]
He said sultana table grapes fetched up to R100 per 5kg carton in. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I'm a raisin/sultana fan, personally, but I love pumpkin even more. From Wordnik.com. [Pumpkin rocks with brown butter icing] Reference
"Never mind," she announces, quickly sticking a sultana in the top. From Wordnik.com. [How to make Indian sweets] Reference
The woman who pleases the sultan most is called the favorite sultana. From Wordnik.com. [A Philosophical Dictionary] Reference
The sultan, the sultana, and the whole court were at tea with the princess. From Wordnik.com. [The Pink Fairy Book] Reference
It's definitely a carry-over from childhood when I'd pick every sultana out. From Wordnik.com. [Pumpkin rocks with brown butter icing] Reference
Beguiled to wrong by the arguments of a serving woman, the sultana had a son. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of Destiny] Reference
Blanche looked like a small sultana in her bridal robes sitting amidst her flags. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton] Reference
It was currently dressed like a sultana, and a particularly opulent sultana at that. From Wordnik.com. [Lips that Touch Liquor: The Gin Buck] Reference
The sultana is enraged at the servant's statement, and sends her nurse for the truth. From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
I love sultana flapjack - my grandmother used to make it, and she came from Lancashire. From Wordnik.com. [October recipe: Flapjack] Reference
At last his dearest hopes were to be realized; the sultana was about to become a mother. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of Destiny] Reference
The monarch had stooped low enough, for his new sultana was the daughter of a shoe-maker. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847] Reference
The present Grand Signior's favourite sultana, and her son, also repose upon the same bier. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833] Reference
Currants and sultana raisins for cakes should not be too large, but of medium size, sweet and fleshy. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Crisco] Reference
Lofty walls guarded the mystic sultana, who had the crucified for her sultan, from all living distraction. From Wordnik.com. [Les Miserables] Reference
Pour into a Criscoed casserole, sprinkle over 8 tablespoons sultana raisins, and bake in moderate oven 1 hour. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Crisco] Reference
Knead until elastic, add 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 tablespoons currants, 2 tablespoons sultana raisins, knead again. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Crisco] Reference
When Mirza Shah returned from his victorious charge, it was to find his sultana dead on the roof of the women's quarters. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of Destiny] Reference
No other shadow of a ground exists for it, and here we find the tyrant jailer was his father, and the captive sultana, his mother. From Wordnik.com. [The Alhambra] Reference
“Very good, sultana … Now, tell me, what precisely did you say to that noisy young woman when she accused me of being your lover?”. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman on the March]
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