sacre
Americaninterjection
Example Sentences
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Helping him birth this baby is -- sacre bleu! -- another familiar name with a French-bistro background: Scott Emerick, former owner/chef of Cremant, late of Madrona.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2010
I don't know whether Stravinsky said that line about the door, but he did say this: "I am the vessel through which Le sacre du printemps passed."
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2010
Margot is a monstre sacre, and Hunt plays her to the hilt.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2010
A buon conto anche in Italia qui non era cieco, sovente potea mirare i più delicati lavori di Seta, che servivano di ornamenti alle Chiese e alle sacre funzioni.”
From The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883
Wherefore, in effect, King Louis-Philippe has not received "le sacre:" he is not as yet the anointed King of France, whatever he may be hereafter.
From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton
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