concours
AmericanEtymology
Origin of concours
1935–40; < French, Old French; see concourse
Example Sentences
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I judge concours events myself around the U.S. and Canada, so I knew that this BMW was not ready.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
Spanning a broad range that includes formal concours d’elegance in country club settings as well as impromptu parking-lot cruise nights, there are gatherings to satisfy most enthusiasts.
From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2023
“I think of my life,” Justus Rosenberg once told an interviewer, “as what the French call concours de circonstances — a confluence of circumstances.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021
“It’s a serious collection,” said Peter Hageman, a Kirkland-based car collector, dealer and concours judge specializing in Bentleys.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2018
Publi� par l'ordre du gouvernment et avec le concours d'une commission Acad�mique.
From The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe by Bartlett, John Russell
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