de trop
Example Sentences
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Yet referring to this undisputed fact about Bryant’s past, on the day he died, was for some utterly de trop.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 15, 2020
And the Met galas are just de trop.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2018
To talk of a new love might seem a little de trop.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2012
The orange trees might have been OK, the owner thought, but the live birds were a little de trop.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2012
I’ll offer, and she doubles over, pink-faced, declaring me de trop.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
