Sorel

[ suh-rel; French saw-rel ]

noun
  1. Georges [zhawrzh], /ʒɔrʒ/, 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.

  2. a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, on the St. Lawrence.

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How to use Sorel in a sentence

  • With some labor, since the English is only a translucent, and not a transparent medium to Sorel, this is made clear.

    In Madeira Place | Heman White Chaplin
  • Fortunately, M. Sorel can speak the English: he has learned it in making purchases for his table.

    In Madeira Place | Heman White Chaplin
  • And Sorel instinctively lets his right arm hang limp, as if the sleeve were empty.

    In Madeira Place | Heman White Chaplin
  • Curiosity, however, prompts Sorel at this point to an inquiry: "'Ow much 'e goin' pay 'im?"

    In Madeira Place | Heman White Chaplin
  • M. Sorel must introduce him to those brave Frenchmen, his friends and neighbors; Mr. Fox must grasp them by the hand, one by one.

    In Madeira Place | Heman White Chaplin

British Dictionary definitions for Sorel

Sorel

/ (French sɔrɛl) /


noun
  1. Georges (Eugène) (ʒɔrʒ). 1847–1922, French social philosopher, who advocated revolutionary syndicalism and preached the creative role of violence and myth

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