Lachaise
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I like the Ménilmontant area of Paris, just north of the Père Lachaise Cemetery, where Jim Morrison of the Doors is buried.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
The vast hilly complex, woven through with winding pathways, resembles a cross between Arlington National Cemetery and venerable burial grounds like Paris’ Pere Lachaise, with ornate tombs and fine-arts statuary.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2023
In 2019, Huster launched a petition to make the case for Molière’s remains to be moved from the Père Lachaise Cemetery, in Paris, to the Panthéon.
From Slate • Jan. 18, 2022
In 1984, two years before Matlovich was diagnosed with AIDS, he and Bedwell visited Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, where Oscar Wilde’s grave is a popular gay destination.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021
With great dignity Madame Lachaise went back to her seat at the desk, disdaining to busy herself with a customer who had such small desires.
From Nobody's Girl (En Famille) by Crewe-Jones, Florence
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