frondeur

Example Sentences

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This will not be the avocat, rarely listened to, nor even the Avocat g�n�ral, offensive in the eyes of the Parisian frondeur as the representative of authority.

From Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 by Walton, William

They call me a frondeur, but there are many such.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by Morley, John

Then suddenly he added, "Apropos, have you heard that Eug�ne has become one of the leaders of these frondeur madmen?"

From The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes by Sabatini, Rafael

This brilliant young officer, by nature somewhat a frondeur, was finally guilty of expressions so disrespectful as to lead to his removal shortly before that of Paoli.

From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland

The loss was indeed serious; for the young orator was far more than a frondeur.

From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland