homme
noun
a man.
hommes
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pluralof homme.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In passing, the Northampton man asked what lineouts were like when hommes were hommes and Moore used the immortal phrase "15 Eric Cantonas" to describe the opposition.
From The Guardian β Feb. 22, 2013
Our musical artistes have always been les hommes d’affaires—but where yesteryear’s stars were discreet about their grubby marketplace machinations, Usher and company flaunt them.
From Slate β Jul. 16, 2012
The title, by the way, is explained by an epigraph from Balzac, to the effect that in the desert there is nothing: "C'est Dieu sans les hommes."
From The Guardian β Jul. 27, 2011
The Carlyle will soon offer worldwide direct-dial phones for international hommes des affaires.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hear what Voltaire says in one of his letters to D'Alembert: 'Je persiste a penser que cent mille hommes qui ont vu ressusciter un mort, pourraient bien etre cent mille hommes qui auraient la berlue.'
From The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic by Henry Rogers
