sauve qui peut

/ French (sov ki pø) /

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noun

a state of panic or disorder; rout

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Word Origin for sauve qui peut

literally: save (himself) who can

Words nearby sauve qui peut

sauté, Sauterne, Sauternes, sautillé, sautoir, sauve qui peut, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, sav, Sava, savage

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How to use sauve qui peut in a sentence

The British in front, the Prussians in the rear: "Sauve qui peut!"
The Bronze Eagle|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
The British bayonet was in their front; while a panic fear spread through their ranks, and the cry "Sauve qui peut!"
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education
The British bayonet was in their front; while a panic fear spread through their ranks, and the cry of "Sauve qui peut!"
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)|Charles Lever
When the hawk pounces down upon its quarry, it is sauve qui peut!
The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. I (of 2)|Eliza Lynn Linton

Before them, at close range, was a company breaking out of close order in a sauve-qui-peut rout up a reverse slope.
The Last Shot|Frederick Palmer