Bournonville
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
At the Ted Shawn Theatre this weekend, the Danes perform excerpts from the Bournonville gems “La Sylphide,” “The Kermesse in Bruges,” and “A Folktale.”
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 21, 2018
Human frailty, a theme cherished by Bournonville, is something he has to reckon with when he stakes a season on new choreography.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2016
The pas de deux from “William Tell” was by August Bournonville, which means that the beseeching and demurring should be especially innocent and playful.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2015
Next week, top dancers from the Royal Danish Ballet bring a sampling of excerpts from the Bournonville classics to the Joyce Theater’s stage.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2015
General Bournonville is recalled from the army, and appointed minister of war.
From Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death by Francis Randolph
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
