en attendant
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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My dear M. de Gramont, I meant to excuse myself; but as I am forced to wait for that tantalizing dress, a few moments with you, en attendant, will divert my thoughts.
From Fairy Fingers A Novel by Ritchie, Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt
The duchess, not being able to detach the Duc de Nemours from Mademoiselle de Rohan, fell in love, en attendant, with the leader of the Reformers.
From Catherine De Medici by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
But, however, child,' added the bride, 'as you seem to make such a point of it, take this guinea to the cottage you mention, en attendant!'
From Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter by Opie, Amelia Alderson
But the daughter of the late King got intelligence of the necessities of the two descendants of Crusaders, and a pension of two thousand francs a year was granted, en attendant.
From Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore
Burke is a farmer, en attendant a better place; but visiting about too.
From Oliver Goldsmith A Biography by Irving, Washington
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