bateau

Example Sentences

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Another 16.5 percent of courts are made of an imitation clay surface that is similar to the terre bateau but plays harder and faster than the softer, traditional clay.

From New York Times • May 30, 2022

Forte émotion devant le drame des nombreux morts dû au chavirage d’un bateau de migrants dans la Manche.

From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2021

Hepburn’s sleeveless sheath — with its striking bateau neckline; subtle, cinched waist; and crescent-shaped cutouts in back — was an influential fashion statement.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2018

In the picture, Portman is wearing what looks like a Dior-inspired, cherry-red dress with bateau neckline and sizable buttons, complemented by a triple strand of pearls.

From Time • Dec. 16, 2015

The river was dark and a bateau mouche went by, all bright with lights, going fast and quiet up and out of sight under the bridge.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway