How to Use French in a Sentence

French

adjective
  • Blood was found on the floor near the broken French doors in Amie Harwick's home.
    Cameron Rubner, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Here’s your guide to the most iconic burgers and wondrous French fries in the city.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Made of French terry, they are designed to be worn in the studio or on the street.
    Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Oscar, a 7-year-old French bulldog dressed in a bow tie, was the best man and tagged alongside the groom.
    Alix Strauss, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Priya Krishna wrote about menus as a French major in college.
    Terence McGinley, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Sourced from the Corbel, French doors that date back to the 1800s close off the modern space, which opens right up into the bedroom.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 18 May 2023
  • The final day of freebies is a free order of French toast sticks on Friday, Jan. 19.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The trio, with little water, trekked 110 miles in five days to reach a Free French garrison.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Soak slices of challah bread in French toast batter and allow batter to soak in on both sides.
    The View, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Both have kicked out French forces, and France moved more than 1,000 personnel to Niger after pulling out of Mali last year.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 July 2023
  • And, of course, fresh flowers add the ultimate, final French touch.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2023
  • As for why French women do this, the expert has her own theory.
    Ana Morales, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Start at least one day with a hearty plate of eggs, a breakfast sandwich, or the decadent French toast fondue from The Breakfast Club.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2023
  • Workers at the 114-year-old French cosmetics giant have been back in the office three days per week for over a year now.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • This classic cocktail takes its name from the firearm used by French soldiers during World War I.
    Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Françoise Hardy Françoise Hardy is a musician and major figure in French pop.
    Sarah Adams, Town & Country, 28 July 2023
  • The Captain is a walking paradox, the son of a Vietnamese villager mother and a French priest father.
    Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • And Canada will have a suite of French language channels as part of its offering.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Chocolate macarons Add a little French flavor to your dessert menu this year.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Before Owen knew it, the house was locked in as the filming location for Spade’s French sanctuary.
    Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Here are some cool ideas that range from one of the best, if most unsettling, movies of 2024 to great shows and concerts and more fabulous French fries (mmm … French fries).
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • And so the bulwark imagined by Blinken and his French counterparts appears to have collapsed.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • Edmonds was the highest-ranking among the cohort which joined British, French, and Russian prisoners at the camp.
    Richard Hurowitz, Time, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The first Italian to become a designer for a major French fashion house like Dior.
    Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
  • These were dreamed up by French mixology star Nico de Soto, who has trained Sumbanese bartenders in his ways.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2023
  • The family had brilliant old Cognac in the cellar and knew all the production secrets (the fabled French savoir faire), but sales had stalled.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The primary bedroom has a ceiling that follows the home’s Gambrel roofline, two double-hung windows, and a French door to a deck that runs the length of the house and overlooks Straits Pond.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Fifty-something French couple Antoine and his wife, Olga, move to Galicia looking for a fresh start.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 July 2023
  • The locale originally showed French titles, the first of which, La Symphonie Pastorale, ran for eight months.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The adjustable grind has 12 settings, including French press and espresso.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2023

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