trouvaille

Example Sentences

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He presented it to an only languidly entertained neighborhood as a trouvaille of his own choice.

From T. Tembarom by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Of course, after such a trouvaille and such a subscription, he relished his breakfast exceedingly.

From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

"My dear, you are a perfect trouvaille," Miss Crawley would say.

From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace

She was evidently a valuable discovery, one of their new treasures, a rare trouvaille of the Mitchells.

From Love at Second Sight by Leverson, Ada

All the men frankly desired to see the trouvaille at close quarters, and most of the women wanted a peep, though they weren't brutally open about it.

From The Brightener by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)