de Beauvoir

American  

[duh bohv-wahr, duh boh-vwar] / də boʊvˈwɑr, də boʊˈvwar /

noun

1. Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand, 1908–86, French playwright, novelist, and essayist.

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de Beauvoir British  

/ də bovwar /

noun

1. Simone (simɔn). 1908–86, French existentialist novelist and feminist, whose works include Le sang des autres (1944), Le deuxième sexe (1949), and Les mandarins (1954)

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Example Sentences

At the most recent Grain of Salt event, dozens of women gather and discuss Simone de Beauvoir’s “Inseparable.”

From Los Angeles Times

Geneva Faye appreciates the literary curation and is delighted by today’s choice of Simone de Beauvoir.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms. Winter cited Simone de Beauvoir to support her views.

From The Wall Street Journal

And then he says Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky and Simone de Beauvoir — listing all these European artists and thinkers — those are also yours.

From Los Angeles Times

Even a half century ago, in her brilliant book, “The Coming of Age,” Simone de Beauvoir was commending a long life of perpetual action.

From The Wall Street Journal