enfants terribles
- plural of enfant terrible.
Example Sentences
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It is perhaps the fate of all enfants terribles to eventually slip up and be trampled – either by their own demons or by the weight of public opinion.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 3, 2018
For more insight into what drives these enfants terribles, I checked in with Allen Frances, a psychiatrist and author.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2017
The Gibraltar-born Mr. Galliano has long nurtured a reputation as one of fashion's foremost enfants terribles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2011
Some analysts blame Zelnick for being too accommodating of his enfants terribles at Rockstar.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 26, 2010
"I don't know much," replied the other, "for I came back here only a few months ago, and when I went abroad, they were merely enfants terribles imperfectly controlled by a pair of doting parents."
From Old Rose and Silver by Reed, Myrtle
