Perronet
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Perronet reasoned what nobody before him dreamed: that the horizontal thrust of each arch carried along the length of the entire bridge.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most important, Perronet greatly increased the useful waterway underneath.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its author, the Rev. Edward Perronet, son of Rev. Vincent Perronet, Vicar of Shoreham, Eng., was a man of great faith and humility but zealous in his convictions, sometimes to his serious expense.
From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Theron Brown
Perronet was not at all nice to look at when we first saw him, though we were very sorry for him.
From A Great Emergency and Other Tales by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
We never knew who it was that drowned Perronet, but it was Sandy who saved his life and brought him home.
From A Great Emergency and Other Tales by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
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