de Lesseps

/ (French də lɛsɛps) /

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noun

Vicomte Ferdinand Marie (fɛrdinɑ̃ mari). 1805–94, French diplomat: directed the construction of the Suez Canal (1859–69) and the unsuccessful first attempt to build the Panama Canal (1881–89)

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Words nearby de Lesseps

delegalize, delegate, delegation, delegatory, delegitimize, de Lesseps, delete, deleterious, deletion, deleverage, deleveraging

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How to use de Lesseps in a sentence

Reacting to ideas that had been planted in her head, pre-trip, by Housewives Jill Zarin and Luanne de Lesseps?
Judgment Day for Real Housewives|Anna David|June 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And de Lesseps recently met a beau, a Frenchman—and, as luck would have it, one who doesn't watch television.
Real Housewives, Real Hatred!|Rebecca Dana|March 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"I think Bethenny has a falling out with everybody this season," de Lesseps said.
Real Housewives, Real Hatred!|Rebecca Dana|March 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Snuffling into the phone, de Lesseps offered to belt out a few verses of her upcoming single, "Money Can't Buy You Class."
Real Housewives, Real Hatred!|Rebecca Dana|March 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST

But the only man who formed the mental picture in his mind and afterwards developed it into a concrete plan was De Lesseps.
Invention|Bradley A. Fiske
The aged de Lesseps—acclaimed as a hero yesterday, denounced as a traitor to-day—died of a broken heart.
Heroes of To-Day|Mary R. Parkman
This was the theater of the failure of Count de Lesseps, the most stupendous financial fiasco in the history of the world.
The Panama Canal|Frederic Jennings Haskin
De Lesseps, like many another man, had been spoiled by success, and had lost his usual good judgment.
The Hero of Panama|F. S. Brereton
And even now de Lesseps and his men were digging night and day that the steamboat might push the proud clipper from the seas.
The Wind Bloweth|Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne