pont
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of pont
C17: from Dutch: ferryboat, punt 1 ; reintroduced through Afrikaans in 19th or 20th century
Example Sentences
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Truthfully, at one pont in the game I said: ‘We can’t let this dude win. … His press conference is going to be unbearable if we let this dude win.’
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023
En 2019, une copie qu’il avait produite de son oeuvre Astro Boy mosaic, installée plusieurs années auparavant contre un pont de Tokyo, s’est vendue aux enchères pour 1,12 millions de dollars.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2023
As an exercise for her impaired speech, Georges sings to her the traditional ballad “Sur le pont d’Avignon”; that stirs some participation.
From Time • May 21, 2012
The Var is not a military barrier: why do not the two governments revive the abandoned enterprise of a stone bridge with a tête de pont and toll at each end?
From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby
"Sur le pont d' Avignon, Tout le monde y passe," chanted Etienne.
From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
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