riviere
Example Sentences
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Froissart says that any one engaged in this sport "alloit en riviere."
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by D. Laing Purves
Oui, dey t'o't I was a devil, because I come down riviere from de Bad-Lands, but Kovik, he talk to dem an' I stay.
From The Whelps of the Wolf by George P. Marsh
They are not allowed to take any water out of the riviere d'Ouche, which runs through this place, on account of the mills on that river.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
It is fortified, and stands upon the top of a mountain, at whose base is expanded a luxuriant scenery of woods and villages, through which the riviere de Ville winds in beautiful meanders.
From The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. by Sir John Carr
You shall have these, good fellow," said the major, holding out a riviere of diamonds, "if you will follow me and fight like a madman.
From Farewell by Ellen Marriage
