Pontoise
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Then, earlier this month, a seven-year-old girl called Kenya was playing with a friend on a basketball court in Pontoise, northwest of Paris, when they were knocked down by an 18-year-old biker.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022
Bagpipers played Amazing Grace at his funeral in the Pontoise district of Paris.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2015
Judge Dominique Andréassier of the court in Pontoise, northwest of Paris, ordered the American carrier to pay a fine of $265,000.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2010
Near Pontoise, France, ghouls tunneled into the tomb of munitioneer Sir Basil Zaharos, pried open the mahogany casket of his wife, supposedly in search of jewels falsely reported to have been buried with her corpse.
From Time Magazine Archive
The excellent fellows spoke French as if they had been born in Pontoise, obtruded themselves everywhere, and took a great interest in everything.
From Six Women and the Invasion by Yerta, Gabrielle
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