Du Barry
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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It was recently announced he will appear in the film Jeanne Du Barry, produced by French company Why Not Productions, which will mark his first starring role since the trial.
From BBC
But nothing shocks me more than Du Barry's words.
From Literature
In 1996 he made a cameo appearance as an Internal Revenue Service agent in the opening-night concert performance of “Du Barry Was a Lady” in City Center’s Encores series.
From New York Times
I went out on the road and continued to do ‘Du Barry Was a Lady.’
From New York Times
Eagerly clutching to my bosom an out-of-print copy of “The Art of Social Climbing,” a post-Gatsby guide by Felix Du Barry, I asked yet another attractive male salesclerk, “Is this for sale?”
From New York Times
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