Fontenelle

British  

/ fɔ̃tənɛl /

noun

1. Bernard le Bovier de (bɛrnar lə bɔvje də). 1657–1757, French philosopher. His writings include Digressions sur les anciens et les modernes (1688) and Éléments de la géométrie de l'infini (1727)

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Example Sentences

Cole Fontenelle and Austin Davis homered in the third to put TCU up 3-0 against the No. 14 Sycamores, who had come from behind in each of their three regional wins.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2023

In the photo, a beleaguered-seeming Bessie Fontenelle and four of her children huddle at a local social services office called the Poverty Board.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2021

There was Brandon Fontenelle, who recalled that it was "hard for some of us that wasn't making the money to get out of here."

From US News • Aug. 25, 2015

There was Brandon Fontenelle, who recalled that it was “hard for some of us that wasn’t making the money to get out of here.”

From Time • Aug. 25, 2015

Even Voltaire, who avoided the dialogue between a philosopher and a lady, a form popularized by Fontenelle, liked to imagine his book being read by a sophisticated woman at her dressing table.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton