lapin

Example Sentences

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New Yorkers raving over slowly braised lapin, complaining about the too small holes in their bread and cheeses!

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2016

This she kept to herself; it was her wise policy to remain douce comme un lapin blanc, which she did.

From There was a King in Egypt by Lorimer, Norma

He sang—but now more violently, and as though with a worthy protest:Le lièvre et le lapin, Quand c'est bien cuit, ça fait du bien.

From Hills and the Sea by Belloc, Hilaire

In France it is the rabbit's nest, "nid le lapin," that people sometimes discover.

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)

He remains the same man as he of whom the brave Commander Bravida used to say: "He's a lapin..."

From Tartarin On The Alps by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott