eclat
Example Sentences
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Ford ends his appreciation with éclat, holding up the famous opening paragraphs of Great Expectations as the work of a “master stylist”.
From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2020
She finds the vulnerable beauty of “Will He Like Me?,” she blows the lid off “Vanilla Ice Cream” and she handles the tricky letter-writing ditty “Dear Friend” with éclat.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2020
Nonetheless, France did manage a few moments of éclat et élan in that semifinal, and none were more breathtaking than Kylian Mbappé’s backheel.
From Slate • Jul. 14, 2018
I, too, heard the éclat of the world.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2013
She was received with what she termed éclat in her new neighbourhood.
From Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary
Vocabulary lists containing eclat
English Words Derived from French, List 9
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Eight Cousins
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The Last of the Mohicans
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