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Bourget

[ boor-zhey; French boor-zhe ]

/ bʊərˈʒeɪ; French burˈʒɛ /

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Paul

[pawl], /pɔl/, 1852–1935, French novelist and critic.

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Words nearby Bourget

bourgeoise, bourgeoisie, bourgeoisify, bourgeon, Bourges, Bourget, Bourgogne, Bourguiba, bourguignon, Bourguignonne, Bourke-White

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How to use Bourget in a sentence

Heaviest of all was the bombardment of Bourget, then in possession of the Germans, from the fort of Aubervilliers.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
He found her in an arm-chair—she had just vacated a large sofa—with Bourget's "Le Disciple" in her hand.
December Love|Robert Hichens
Though quite happy alone with Bourget she was always ready for a comfortable gossip; and she liked Francis Braybrooke.
December Love|Robert Hichens
Even Bourget's spell was lessened in this city of darkness and strange inexplicable perturbations.
December Love|Robert Hichens

M. Bourget, the French romancer, has made use of this idea in his novel called Le Disciple.
Robert Louis Stevenson|Walter Raleigh