pierrot

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Other characters — the Peasant, the Sailor, the Harlequin, the Pierrot or the Gille’s Wife — also play a role in the carnival.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2023

The code was harder to crack than Ms. Pierrot expected.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 29, 2022

"This was our Rosetta Stone," says Pierrot, referring to the inscriptions which help decode Egyptian hieroglyphics.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2022

A local radio station cited Pierrot Degaul Augustin, an official with Haiti's North Department, saying the figure had reached 75.

From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2021

Homesickness fell upon them when Pierrot said he was hungry—dinner was hours away, and it would not be proper to go down now and ask for food.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan