juste milieu
Example Sentences
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Never was the juste milieu suggested with such hopeless diffidence.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
Because," said Cibber, peevishly, "you all want the true savoir faire nowadays, because there is no juste milieu, young gentlemen.
From Peg Woffington by Reade, Charles
The system of the juste milieu means little more than to profess one thing and to do another; it is a stupendous fraud, and sooner or later will be so viewed and appropriately rewarded.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore
As an attempt to prove that the juste milieu met with popular approbations I think the experiment was a failure.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore
The state of things called for decision, and knowing the condition of affairs in the Carrousel, I preferred siding with the juste milieu, for once in my life.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore
