Example Sentences

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"J'ay veu trop de maçons Bastir les Tuileries, Et en trop de façons Faire les momeries."

From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche

II L'abri terminé, 'l Faut aller l'occuper, Sans façons.

From Golden Lads by Gleason, Arthur

Both were façons de parler, and the word "provisional" saved them from ridicule they would otherwise have deserved.

From Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics by Redmond-Howard, L. G., (Louis George)

Dit qu'il a veu le Diable en plusieurs façons, tantost comme vn bouc, ayant vn visage deuant & vn autre derriere, ores comme vn gros mouton.

From The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology by Murray, Margaret Alice

You can't imagine, of course, dear, because you do not know him well enough, but he has ways and façons of coaxing.

From His Hour by Glyn, Elinor