fainéant

Example Sentences

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Doubtless the fainéant condition of nearly all the daimyōs at this time made the accomplishment of this event more easy.

From Japan by Murray, David

To be a fainéant ruler was in direct antagonism both to his conscience and his predilections.

From The Prime Minister by Trollope, Anthony

It is only for the loafer that he has no pity; when he has called a fellow-creature fainéant, he has used the strongest invective in his vocabulary.

From English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters by O'Rell, Max

The best answer can be found in the story of the Colony, for the General Assembly, at all events, has never been a fainéant ruler.

From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember

Ball, the sixth boy in Number 7, was the only fainéant among them, though he did occasionally help to keep off the smaller fry.

From Eric, or Little by Little by Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William)