Saint Maurice

or Saint-Mau·rice

[ sanmaw-rees ]

/ sɛ̃ mɔˈris /

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noun

a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing S and SE to the St. Lawrence River at Three Rivers: lower course in valley called La Mauricie. 325 miles (523 km) long.

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Words nearby Saint Maurice

Saint Luke's summer, saintly, Saint Martin, Saint Martin's summer, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Saint Maurice, Saint-Mihiel, Saint Moritz, Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Ouen, Saint Patrick's Day

How to use Saint Maurice in a sentence

Maurice, a 22-year-old father, says the cops planted weed on him after he was arrested once.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The exhibit also includes examples of designers borrowing from fine art, as Yves Saint Laurent did with his Mondrian dress.
The Big Business of Fashion Counterfeits|Lizzie Crocker|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But, in Jamaica, Maurice Tomlinson was forced to flee his country after his marriage to his Canadian husband made front-page news.
A Quorum For Change: The Fight For Global LGBT Equality|Justin Jones|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was in Saint-Rémy where Van Gogh sends his brother word of how all his sacrifice may soon be for nothing in this life.
Decoding Vincent Van Gogh’s Tempestuous, Fragile Mind|Nick Mafi|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Race relations in Saint Louis could hinge on the outcome of this announcement.
Ferguson Tensions in Black and White|Seth Ferranti|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
May looked along at the dimpled grace, And then at the saint-like, fair old face, “How funny!”
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
One of her humours was to unite the son of her minister, with a niece of the widowed Queen of Saint Germain's.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
What though Maurice wanted to persuade me at Paris that I had better take a britska, as more fashionable?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
He marched to meet it with the throbbing pulses of a soldier rushing to victory or a saint to martyrdom.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Happening to walk down the Rue Saint Honoré, he had come upon tragedy.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke