Jacques
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It had belonged to Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, who died while fleeing the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940, leaving behind a collection of more than 1,000 paintings.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
I rotated through a greatest-hits lineup: Martha Stewart, Jacques Pépin, Samin Nosrat, Ina Garten, J. Kenji López-Alt — each one offering a slightly different path to the same reassuring conclusion: this is not that hard.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
They include the bar's French owners, husband and wife Jacques and Jessica Moretti, who face charges of manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
French President Jacques Chirac, a strong opponent of the effort in Iraq, rebuked them for having “missed a great opportunity to shut up.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Now, whenever Brother Jacques says the word ‘environment,’ here’s what happens..
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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