French way
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Touchet — she pronounces it the French way — is observant and astringent, tall and imposing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
“It’s the French way of doing things,” said Jelena Tourkine, 45, about the disruptions and shortages in the Paris region.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
A Times article about the 2011 animated film “The Adventures of Tintin” suggested pronouncing it the French way: “Tanh-tanh,” and not as a rhyme of “win win.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2022
Think of it as dip for dinner — the French way.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2021
She pronounced it, as she thought, in the French way, monosyllabically, but without quite getting her tongue round the r.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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