bonjour
Americaninterjection
Example Sentences
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He could have whispered a simple bonjour through the door in his distinctive gravel.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
The bird now lives at the ambassador's residence, and after days of coaching has even learnt to tweet "bonjour".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2021
She greeted me with warm eyes and a soft bonjour, her long gray hair pulled back behind her head.
From The Verge ● Feb. 13, 2015
But in France, bonjour means much more than that.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2014
He greets a night guard, then a warder, always the same two words repeated back: Bonjour, bonjour.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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