Colombes
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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All action will take place at the Colombes stadium that was the “Chariots of Fire” track and field venue at the 1924 Olympics.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024
Le Parisien newspaper says the intruder fled after being surprised by the resident of a Colombes flat on Friday.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024
Starbucks kicked off the third wave, popularizing espresso drinks and reinventing them for American tastes, paving the way for the Blue Bottles and La Colombes of the world.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2022
His first rugby cap was won against France at the same Colombes stadium in Paris in which he would race in the Olympics.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2017
It was but a modest competence after all, an income of about ten thousand francs, upon which he had decided to live in a little house at Bois Colombes, like the careful man he was.
From His Masterpiece by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
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