Daudet

American  

[doh-dey, daw-, doh-de] / doʊˈdeɪ, dɔ-, doʊˈdɛ /

noun

1. Alphonse 1840–97, French novelist and short-story writer.

2. his son Léon 1867–1942, French journalist and novelist.

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Daudet British  

/ dodɛ /

noun

1. Alphonse (alfɔ̃s). 1840–97, French novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist: noted particularly for his humorous sketches of Provençal life, as in Lettres de mon moulin (1866)

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Example Sentences

In the men’s final, Kimmann got out of the gate fastest, but Daudet had the inside position and was able to get under him going through the first left-hand turn.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

In the first, 1,397 people wrestled with an excerpt from a short story by 19th Century author Alphonse Daudet.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2023

When Daudet is unsuccessful in discovering the source of an old proverb, a fife player advises him to seek it in “the cicadas’ library,” meaning a field where one lies on one’s back and contemplates.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2021

Brit Liam Phillips has a chance in the men's race, but Latvian Maris Stromberg, Frenchman Joris Daudet and Australia's Sam Willoughby start as favourites.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2012

A small gray book on which Contes de Daudet was printed in gold lettering on its cover.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison