éclat
Example Sentences
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He was soigné, to use one of his favorite words, and he had éclat, to use another.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2022
Ford ends his appreciation with éclat, holding up the famous opening paragraphs of Great Expectations as the work of a “master stylist”.
From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2020
Nonetheless, France did manage a few moments of éclat et élan in that semifinal, and none were more breathtaking than Kylian Mbappé’s backheel.
From Slate • Jul. 14, 2018
The iambic pentameter isn’t delivered with percussive éclat but spoken with conversational formality.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2017
Meriton would not be excited—it was not election time—but it would be amused, benevolent, and present in sufficiently large numbers to make the thing go with éclat.
From Second String by Hope, Anthony
Vocabulary lists containing éclat
English Words Derived from French, List 9
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Eight Cousins
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The Last of the Mohicans
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