congé
Example Sentences
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Merely to say that they were an itinerant company of actors and actresses would be sufficient to ensure them a speedy congé from Blanford.
From His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts by Wells, David Dwight
Having given the coyotes their congé, we proceeded to pitch our buffalo-tents.
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne
Adieu, from the French, is still more ceremonious than farewell; congé, also from the French, is commonly contemptuous or supercilious, and equivalent to dismissal.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
“Gone to get his congé, Flick,” said Vanleigh.
From Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One by Fenn, George Manville
He conceived it a possibility that his congé might have been more kindly given him, but ... he had received it, and he was not slow to recognize it as absolute and without appeal.
From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph
