canaille

Example Sentences

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He knew nothing of that silent middle class that struggled between genteel poverty and the impossible desire of emulating the golden canaille to which he himself belonged.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Still, there are others----" "You forget that I have got to rule the canaille in Cahors," he answered impatiently, "as well as these mad clowns, who think that the end of the world is here.

From The Red Cockade by Weyman, Stanley John

And by-and-by, when the bourgeoisie is frightened of the canaille and tired of the blood-letting, your Vellington he will be the Emperor.

From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.

Count you the fork and spoons, Mr Robbins, and see that these canaille music men come not down the air—ree.

From Lady Maude's Mania by Fenn, George Manville

I would not trust them further than the canaille itself; they are a white-livered lot in spite of their gaudy uniforms.

From Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution by Sage, William