sans doute
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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We might exclaim with d'Aceilly: "Cheval vient d'equus, sans doute; Mais il faut convenir aussi Qu'à venir de là jusqu'ici, Il a bien changé sur la route."
From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by O'Rell, Max
Of miracles this is sans doute the most rare, I ever perceived, heard reported, or read; A man with abundance of scents in his hair, Without the least atom of sense in his head.
From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Lemon, Mark
She is handsome—oui, sans doute; but see how she frowns!
From Name and Fame A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
"Well, my dear fellow, you might have gone higher, sans doute, but on my honor I don't think you could have done better."
From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida
Ah, long ago it must be he was French: Some grand seigneur, sans doute, in Guernsey then.
From Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. by Curzon, Sarah Anne
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