bonjour

Example Sentences

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He could have whispered a simple bonjour through the door in his distinctive gravel.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2022

She greeted me with warm eyes and a soft bonjour, her long gray hair pulled back behind her head.

From The Verge • Feb. 13, 2015

Not wearing black was a massive trend: Cate Blanchett and Jennifer Lawrence, bonjour!

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2014

We say farewell to Delia Smith, who is turning her back on TV cookery shows, and bonjour to the latest series of the French cop drama, Spiral.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2013

The word bo was short for bonjour, started by some chaps learning French in secondary school and wanting to show off.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba