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Antoine

[an-twahn; French ahn-twan]

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noun

An·dré

[ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/, 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.

Père

[per] /pɛr/Francisco Ildefonso Mareno, 1748–1829, Roman Catholic priest in Louisiana: tried to establish an Inquisition.

a male given name: French form of Anthony.

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Examples from the Web for antoine

Contemporary Examples of antoine

There are a few good ones, Antoine says, but he complained bitterly of a lack of responsiveness.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown
Batya Ungar-Sargon
January 1, 2015
Antoine himself had recently been arrested on a six-year-old warrant for a dime bag of weed.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown
Batya Ungar-Sargon
January 1, 2015
Antoine, a 40-year-old DJ who works at the airport, says he fears for his children if the police stop doing their jobs.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown
Batya Ungar-Sargon
January 1, 2015
The “new civility” promoted by Antoine Courtin expected the mouth to be kept shut when smiling.
The French Court’s Royal Ban on Smiles
William O’Connor
December 14, 2014
In 1943, Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote in The Little Prince that language is the source of misunderstandings.
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Bonnie Bertram
April 8, 2014

Historical Examples of antoine

You'll never get her there as long as I'm alive, Father Antoine!
Hetty's Strange History
Anonymous
"It is not that there will be scandal," replied Father Antoine.
Hetty's Strange History
Anonymous
Father Antoine had come of a race which had noble blood in its veins.
Hetty's Strange History
Anonymous
She felt a great longing that Father Antoine should recollect her.
Hetty's Strange History
Anonymous
Never, if Saint Antoine knew his own sufferings, insults, and wrongs!
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens