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pensée

American  
[pahn-sey] / pɑ̃ˈseɪ /

noun

French.

plural

pensées
  1. a reflection or thought.


Example Sentences

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Such a pensée fits with the French moralist tradition of Montaigne, Pascal and La Rochefoucauld, yet Baudelaire always regarded Edgar Allan Poe, whom he translated, as his spiritual brother.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2022

Danny’s latest pensée is easily as amusing as his rumination on the 11th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center.

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2018

J’ai une pensée pour sa famille, ses proches et ses millions de fans qui l'adorent.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2017

No spite and no arrière pensée in Lady Bertram's remarks.

From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2010

It loved Camilla, and followed her everywhere: Henry quoted long passages about Emma Bovary and her greyhound: “Sa pensée, sans but d’abord, vagabondait au hasard, comme sa levrette, qui faisait des cercles dans la campagne....”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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