Sainte-Beuve
Americannoun
noun
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Medical examiner Anne Martinat Sainte-Beuve said that in the wake of her husband's arrest, Gisèle was clearly traumatised but calm and distant – a coping mechanism often employed by survivors of terrorist attacks.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024
Ms Sainte-Beuve said she had found Gisèle "exceptionally resilient": "She turned what could have destroyed her into strength."
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024
It was through Saintsbury I came to read the French, especially Sainte-Beuve, and another critical line that interested me was Peacock/Meredith/Huxley.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021
The reigning critic of the day, Sainte-Beuve, referred to Baudelaire as a translator and journalist rather than a poet.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet if Sainte-Beuve is essentially French, indeed almost inconceivable in English, he is still immensely valuable, perhaps even more valuable, to us for that very reason.
From Shelburne Essays, Third Series by More, Paul Elmer
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