French

Example Sentences

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Herzi’s slender, unassuming drama contains few emotional crescendos or grand insights, although this is the rare French film to center on a Muslim lesbian as its protagonist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

He spoke lamentable French in an uncompromising Yorkshire accent and concentrated on painting portraits.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron would love for some sort of coordinated solution to these imbalances to emerge from his chairmanship of the G-7.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

During the 2024 Paris Olympics, authorities detected 355 drone incursions, leading to 81 arrests, according to a French National Assembly report.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“But they had to separate from their families. The three mathematicians got in a motorcar and sped south. A French embassy official in Romania gave them train tickets to France.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin