eclat

Example Sentences

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Ford ends his appreciation with éclat, holding up the famous opening paragraphs of Great Expectations as the work of a “master stylist”.

From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2020

Nonetheless, France did manage a few moments of éclat et élan in that semifinal, and none were more breathtaking than Kylian Mbappé’s backheel.

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2018

The iambic pentameter isn’t delivered with percussive éclat but spoken with conversational formality.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2017

I, too, heard the éclat of the world.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2013

Here he was received, according to his own account, which there is no reason to question, with the greatest enthusiasm and éclat.

From Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 by LeSueur, William Dawson