hommes
- plural of homme.
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 ● 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 ● 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 ● Jul. 27, 2011
Evening's best laugh: a sign over a box reading 40 hommes, 8 chevaux.
From Time Magazine Archive
To my distress there is a little direction at the bottom, "Les hommes seront en uniforme," which subjects those of us who are not military, once more to the awkwardness of this ridiculous court dress.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker
