éclat
Example Sentences
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Nonetheless, France did manage a few moments of éclat et élan in that semifinal, and none were more breathtaking than Kylian Mbappé’s backheel.
From Slate • Jul. 14, 2018
The iambic pentameter isn’t delivered with percussive éclat but spoken with conversational formality.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2017
Indeed, that the 500th anniversary of Luther’s act has been noted without éclat in the United States may be something to celebrate.
From Time • Oct. 30, 2017
Now I remembered a line from Walt Whitman: “As I walk, solitary, unattended, around me I hear that éclat of the world.”
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2013
The Amazon, a pioneer of the service she was to inaugurate, left Southampton amidst a considerable amount of éclat, and commenced her voyage.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
Vocabulary lists containing éclat
English Words Derived from French, List 9
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Eight Cousins
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The Last of the Mohicans
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