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Example Sentences
Main Entry:
bour·geois
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b
oo
r-
zhwah
,
b
oo
r
-zhwah
;
Fr.
boo
r
-
zhw
a
]
/
bʊərˈʒwɑ
,
ˈbʊər
ʒwɑ
;
Fr.
burˈʒwa
/
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Main Entry:
Bour·geois
Part of Speech:
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Example Sentences
She wrote much of her own work, pushing the limits of bourgeois tolerance.
Rising inequality has led to two debates: one about bourgeois values, the other about an underclass.
Lily can neither face the decision to marry a bourgeois nor can she bear excommunication from the only world she knows.
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Adjective
She wrote much of her own work, pushing the limits of bourgeois tolerance.
Rising inequality has led to two debates: one about bourgeois values, the other about an underclass.
They hate humanities because they still consider that reading books is a decadent, bourgeois pastime.
Once a symbol of refinement, it is now an annoying cliche, redolent of bourgeois blandness.
He is plump, conservative and benevolent, a leader by calling and bourgeois by choice.
Raul's brother, Fidel, was famous for nationalizing country clubs - and for enjoying the bourgeois pastime.
American culture was built on the notion of bourgeois dignity.
Noun
Lily can neither face the decision to marry a bourgeois nor can she bear excommunication from the only world she knows.
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Main Entry:
Bourgeois
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