clocher

Example Sentences

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But down south, in French rugby's heartlands l'esprit de clocher - literally 'the spirit of the belltower' - is a thing.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

What would correspond to the cathedrals of Noyon and Soissons and the old clocher and fleche of Chartres is lost.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry

It was rebuilt in the eighteenth century, and a fine clocher added.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

But notwithstanding the patriotes de clocher, and French humanitaires who suppress the very word native country, I believe in the higher destinies of France.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various

Je ne me mets pas en peine Du clocher ni du beffroi.

From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by Henley, William Ernest