concours
AmericanEtymology
Origin of concours
1935–40; < French, Old French; 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
“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
The concours event filled with priceless classics that were, amazingly, not fenced off from the attendees — want a selfie with a Lamborghini Miura?
From The Verge • Aug. 28, 2016
En obtenant ainsi le concours des compagnies pour le transport des colis internationaux, M. le Ministre devait évidemment être frappé des conditions dans lesquelles allait se trouver la circulation des colis à l'intérieur.
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.
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