Clair

American  

[klair, kler] / klɛər, klɛr /

noun

1. René 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.

2. a male or female given name.

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Clair British  

/ klɛr /

noun

1. René (rəne), real name René Chomette. 1898–1981, French film director; noted for his comedies including An Italian Straw Hat (1928) and pioneering sound films such as Sous les toits de Paris (1930); later films include Les Belles de nuit (1952)

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Example Sentences

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Clair

St. Clair simply calls him a “nuke,” one that might readily self-detonate at the slightest bruising of his self-image.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

This figures carried "a very real human cost", said Dr Clair Barnes, an extreme weather researcher at Imperial College London.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The play is in the lonely-folks-trying-to-connect genre, akin to “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” and “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

“This is very important for the health of St. Clair County and the residents,” said one commissioner before casting his vote.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026

“Like Cliff and Clair would let me go anywhere else,” he’d said.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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