Céline

[sey-leen]

noun

1. Louis-Ferdinand Louis F. Destouches, 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.

Céline

/ seɪˈliːn /

noun

1. Louis-Ferdinand (lwifɛrdinɑ̃), real name Louis-Ferdinand Destouches. 1894–1961, French novelist and physician; became famous with his controversial first novel Journey to the End of the Night (1932)

Example Sentences

Consider the box office success of Celine Song’s highly debated “Materialists,” the word-of-mouth hype for Eva Victor’s “Sorry, Baby” or the buzzy reach of Zach Cregger’s “Weapons,” which is winding down summer’s dog days with excited viewers still discussing and dissecting its every frame, weeks after release.

From Salon

Principal and chief executive of South West College, Celine McCartan, said there had been "a notable shift in further education as a growing first choice among young people today".

From BBC

“Oh, Hi!” enters a summer of debate about the modern romantic comedy, with Celine Song’s “Materialists” and Lena Dunham’s “Too Much” pushing the form in some new directions.

From Los Angeles Times

Among those who’ve sung “Lullabye” since Joel introduced it: Celine Dion, Rufus Wainwright — and John Stamos.

From Los Angeles Times

“We have actual storyboards that we created and had, at one point, put into the cut, of the girls coming together and meeting for the first time and training with Celine. It didn’t fit into the movie. At a certain point, the movie starts to tell you what it wants to be, and it just rejected it. It was like, ‘This is not the movie that I am.’

From Salon