French

Example Sentences

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On a recent morning, hundreds of sun-dappled wishes shimmied in the tree leaves in at least 10 languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, German, Italian, Chinese, Persian, French and Turkish among them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It has held a position in the Garnier and Maybelline owner since 1974, when it bought in at the request of L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt to help stop the French government from nationalizing the company.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Spain seem to win everything, at every age group, so of course they are up there, but being French I am going for them to win it.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Modest gains for banks and luxury groups helped the French CAC 40 rise 0.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But she had a brother coming from French Lick.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck