canaille

Example Sentences

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He knew nothing of that silent middle class that struggled between genteel poverty and the impossible desire of emulating the golden canaille to which he himself belonged.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

He was, moreover, no friend to the populace, to the canaille, and he had a particular aversion to the nationals. 

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

One of the canaille, a jailer, was put on the witness stand and questioned briefly.

From In the Day of Adversity by Bloundelle-Burton, John

Even if he did not feel the desire to attend formal services, he seemed, like Voltaire, to feel that they were salutary, if only to furnish the canaille with the will to obey authority.

From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.