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sans peur et sans reproche

American  
[sahn pœr ey sahn ruh-prawsh] / sɑ̃ pœr eɪ sɑ̃ rə prɔʃ /

adjective

French.
  1. without fear and without reproach: said originally of the French knight, the Seigneur de Bayard.


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Many centuries ago, its forefathers sprang from the loins of Chevalier de Bayard, that knight sans peur et sans reproche.

From Time Magazine Archive

"You've proved my faith in you," she said—"my gentle man—my knight sans peur et sans reproche!"

From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph

My step-brother wasn't very much chevalier sans peur et sans reproche!

From The Conquest of Canaan by Tarkington, Booth

Had she ever truly loved David while he was still her hero "sans peur et sans reproche," could that love have been killed at all?

From Great Possessions by Ward, Wilfrid, Mrs.

It's the story of a Frenchman, Bayard--they called him the chevalier sans peur et sans reproche.

From The Penalty by Christy, Howard Chandler

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