finesse

Example Sentences

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We even did laundry at a French coin-operated lavarie before taking a TGV, or train à grande vitesse, to Barcelona for two nights.

From New York Times • May 28, 2016

After 14 days of his 27-day Latin American trip, De Gaulle had it all down pat, and was moving at what the French call vitesse de croisi�re, comfortable cruising speed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meanwhile, the French expect sales of their rail technology to other countries will be brisk, and that much of Europe may eventually be linked by trains of grande vitesse.

From Time Magazine Archive

We made our entrance into Lyons en pleine vitesse, stopping not until we got to the centre of the city.

From The Automobilist Abroad by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

Loss of speed—perte de vitesse the French call it—is the most common accident that can happen when one is up in the air in one of these planes.

From Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils by Emerson, Alice B.