Saône
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The region of Beaujolais stretches along the Saône River from the southern tip of Burgundy to Lyon, the city considered by many to be the gastronomic heart of France.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2022
Because the structure of the district is largely made of long, parallel roads, the traboules allowed residents to access the River Saône more quickly and perpendicularly, essentially serving as a system to ease circulation.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2022
Jacquet explained that, during the 14th and 15th centuries, the city began to densify, and buildings began to multiply, particularly in the Vieux Lyon neighborhood, which abuts the River Saône.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2022
More than once, I put the phone away and walked for 30-minute stretches with no destination in mind, taking arbitrary turns until, somehow, I ended up on the banks of the Saône.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2019
We drive on to our destination, the Île Barbe, a narrow wooded islet, dividing the Saône into two branches, and forming the favourite holiday-ground of the Lyonnais.
From The Roof of France by Matilda Betham-Edwards
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