sans gêne
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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You must know, Monsieur Hastings, that we are all un peu sans gêne here in the Latin Quarter.
From The King in Yellow by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
August 6, 1915 Well, the sans gêne days seem to be passed.
From On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes by Mildred Aldrich
I started for Esbly in my usual sans gêne manner, and was disgusted with myself on arriving to discover that I had left all my papers at home.
From On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes by Mildred Aldrich
We heard the noise and the greetings and all peeped out to see, and the Senator, sans gêne, brought them down the passage to say how do you do.
From Elizabeth Visits America by Elinor Glyn
And it is always a "party"—everyone is conscious they are there, and they either assume bad manners or good ones, but nobody is sans gêne.
From Elizabeth Visits America by Elinor Glyn
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