derriere

Example Sentences

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One of the tasters, Aubert de Villaine, called it “un coup dans la derriere pour les vins Français,” a kick in the backside for French wines.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2021

I wasn’t sitting in a posh courtside seat at Madison Square Garden, with Anthony’s derriere obstructing my view — though I may as well have been.

From Time • Dec. 6, 2016

A speech balloon mutters that the sketch actually depicts the stubbly derriere of "my friend Mohamid Bakshi, a movie producer who lives in Los Angeles."

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2015

See, when you sank down into the cushy goodness of your favorite couch or chair, your freshly fed derriere forced the air out of those foam cushions and with it came a poof of dust.

From Scientific American • Nov. 28, 2012

The men start to back away, leaving William sitting on his derriere in the middle of the road.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz