eclat

Example Sentences

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Ford ends his appreciation with éclat, holding up the famous opening paragraphs of Great Expectations as the work of a “master stylist”.

From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2020

She finds the vulnerable beauty of “Will He Like Me?,” she blows the lid off “Vanilla Ice Cream” and she handles the tricky letter-writing ditty “Dear Friend” with éclat.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2020

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

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

Alas! in America interviewing is quite a common-place affair, and it gives no éclat to be interviewed. 

From Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)