leger
1 Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The benefit side of the leger for mega-events is typically split into two categories: The immediate economic boost from the Games and the long-term utility of Olympic projects.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2021
If there be a faker, I hope he appreciates my sympathetic estimate of his knowledge, assiduity, and skill in leger de main.
From The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Lang, Andrew
After my meagre dinner, I was strolling along the quays near the river, l'estomac as leger as M. Ollivier's heart, when I saw a woman leaning over the parapet.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry
I warrant me, 'tis a leger of profit gained in her many wanderings.
From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by Cooper, James Fenimore
The coeur leger had turned to careless self-love, the impetuosity had become peevish obstinacy.
From The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) by Petherick, Horace
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