as in appropriate
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Recent Examples of comme il faut
Champagne obviously flowed comme il faut; everyone was in good spirits.
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Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024
There is nothing scary, amiss, or unrelatable about me, who am comme il faut.
—Laura Kolbe, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
Among the upper crust, such a thing would not have been comme il faut.
—Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 5 July 2018
Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024
There is nothing scary, amiss, or unrelatable about me, who am comme il faut.
—Laura Kolbe, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
Among the upper crust, such a thing would not have been comme il faut.
—Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comme il faut
Adjective
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Massey added that while each environment has to feel specific and appropriate, there’s also an overall cohesion to the soundscape that must be maintained.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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Editor’s picks Pointing to West’s promotion in the leadup to his upcoming album Bully, Doe’s lawyers call the title appropriate.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Democrats gave lengthy speeches lasting 30 hours outlining why Vought is not suitable for the role in an attempt to hinder the confirmation process.—
Ewan Palmer,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Most highball glasses are not suitable for hot drinks.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The need to capture not only each singer and instrument but all of the crowd noise meant Maitland often had 40 tracks recording at once, all of them using microphones that were period correct to replicate how the performances would have sounded in the early 1960s.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The fact that so many users weren’t even hip to the correct pronunciation of her name says it all.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Dog folk often call Westminster the Super Bowl of dog shows, and the comparison might be especially fitting this year.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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This game may offer him the chance to cap off his career with a second championship, a fitting send-off after a remarkable 15-season tenure.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Black’s social media provides tons of videos that showcase the power of proper technique.—
Celeste Polanco,
Essence,
6 Feb. 2025
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Like any other law enforcement agency, ICE must check in, show identification, and present proper documentation before taking any action on our campuses.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The company acknowledges the uncertainty in obtaining sufficient funding on acceptable terms.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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Despite efforts from both sides to reach a mutually acceptable resolution, significant disagreements persisted, leading to an impasse.—
Julia Fomby,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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During her sophomore year at St. Michael, Sarah Kate heard about an adaptive swim meet in Georgia and again asked her parents about participating and was authorized to take part in the pre-meet clinic.—
al,
al,
1 Apr. 2021
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Yet the story unfolds in fits and starts, jumping forward to get to the most fertile comedic territory while montage-ing its way through the central relationship after its meet-cute origins.—
Brian Lowry,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Fleischmann, who had been at the card game but left at a decent hour, was furious.—
Christopher B. Daly,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Employers are posting fewer jobs and monthly job openings have tumbled from a record 12.2 million in March 2022 to 7.6 million in December -- still a decent number by historical standards.—
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arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Comme il faut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comme%20il%20faut. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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