Free French
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He eventually entered to find his boss, Winston Churchill, and Gen. Charles de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French, puffing cigars and “sitting side by side with amiable expressions on their faces.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The plane landed somewhere near the Belgian border and the crew were rescued by the Free French Forces.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2023
It was in her Free French uniform, hung with her various French military and civilian honors, that she appeared with Dr. King at the March on Washington.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021
The other was Bernard Schlumberger, a Protestant from Alsace, who was to be the Free French army's envoy in the Toulouse region of south-west France.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2021
They ask a total of one question: about three Free French flags rolled up in a second-floor closet.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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