concours
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of concours
1935–40; < French, Old French; see concourse
Example Sentences
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I judge concours events myself around the U.S. and Canada, so I knew that this BMW was not ready.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
Mr. Hagerty discussed toppling barriers — like removing velvet ropes from around cars at concours and letting young children get in and honk the horn.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
I scoured the onionskin pages of Hemmings Motor News in search of what the English call a “well-sorted” car: mechanically sound but far from concours, one that I wouldn’t be afraid to drive.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2021
“It’s a serious collection,” said Peter Hageman, a Kirkland-based car collector, dealer and concours judge specializing in Bentleys.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2018
It seems to me that putting Shakespere aside as hors concours, not merely in degree but in kind, only two English poets can challenge Spenser for the primacy.
From A History of Elizabethan Literature by Saintsbury, George
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