marquis
Example Sentences
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The characters seem slightly different with each viewing, and there are few more devastating closings than the marquis’s parting words, as he invites his guests inside to hide from the cold.
From New York Times
She shouldn’t have, for he was common and she the daughter of a marquis, but she couldn’t help herself.
From Seattle Times
The flashing lights from a portable marquis along the streets warn of road work, not a major golf tournament in the area.
From Seattle Times
In fact, he says, none of his marquis projects, including the multibillion-dollar train, will be sacrificed to the virus.
From New York Times
"This is really just baiting Trump, who hasn't really talked about the protests, to say something just like it," marquis New York Times reporter and reputed Trump whisperer Maggie Haberman observed.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
