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Benjamin-Constant

[ ban-zha-man-kawn-stahn ]

/ bɛ̃ ʒaˈmɛ̃ kɔ̃ˈstɑ̃ /

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Jean Jo·seph

[zhahnzhaw-zef]. /ʒɑ̃ ʒɔˈzɛf/. Constant, Jean Joseph Benjamin.

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How to use Benjamin-Constant in a sentence

It seems Benjamin-Constant is painting it—and I thought the others would never come.
The Transgression of Andrew Vane|Guy Wetmore Carryl
Madame Récamier had at this time a much more earnest admirer in Benjamin Constant.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864|Various
Thus M. Benjamin Constant was subjugated: he arrived at the Tuileries with repugnance, he quitted the palace an enthusiast.
Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I|Fleury de Chaboulon.
In works such as these the 295 genius, powerful in composition, of Benjamin Constant, celebrates its triumphs.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther

This is not true at least of Boswell, for his love affairs fill as large a part in his life as in that of Benjamin Constant.
James Boswell|William Keith Leask