tenue
Example Sentences
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He knows Ronaldo will be missing for the start of his tenue.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022
It is clear to me that Mr. Finkel obtained access and a copy of the video during his tenue as an embedded journalist.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2013
“You and Inez are already en grande tenue, but the rest of us are shockingly unconventional.”
From The Spell by Orcutt, William Dana
And when I descended the stairs, en grande tenue, old Amoore curtsied to me without my having to stop and look at her, which alas! is too often the case.
From Rewards and Fairies by Kipling, Rudyard
Marise laughed, "You'll probably have to work like a dog, for the teacher who teaches la tenue."
From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
