flambeau

Example Sentences

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He and friends played hide-and-seek in nearby brush but never saw the flambeau lit.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021

With the bride to the bridal apartment they go, Fair Kirstin in front bears the yellow flambeau.

From Child Maidelvold and other ballads by Borrow, George Henry

The page took up a little taper that lay near the flambeau, and, shuddering as he passed by the body, instantly departed on his errand.

From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Bird, Robert Montgomery

At the same time, taking a flambeau in his hand, he hastily led the way on board his own ship, and set it on fire.

From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Rollin, Charles

The flambeau trees in the Parque Isabel were like conflagrations.

From The Bright Shawl by Hergesheimer, Joseph