frondeur
Example Sentences
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Some one had once called him a frondeur; he was greatly delighted with that name.
From On the Eve by Garnett, Constance
By this repressive policy the frondeur spirit of the Noblesse was revived, and it has continued to exist down to the present time.
From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir
Ces essais d’Oscar Wilde représentent plus particulièrement le côté paradoxal et frondeur de sa personalité.
From The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports by Anonymous
The Fronde left behind it a sense of littleness, of poverty-stricken humanity, and this particular frondeur had seen the mask drop from the features of his fellow-men.
From Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France by Gosse, Edmund
Proud, hard to work with, jealous, and irascible, he was essentially the leader of opposition, the grumbler, and the frondeur.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William
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