Sorel

[ suh-rel; French saw-rel ]

/ səˈrɛl; French sɔˈrɛl /

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noun

Georges

[zhawrzh], /ʒɔrʒ/, 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.

a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, on the St. Lawrence.

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Words nearby Sorel

sordino, sore, soredial, soredium, sorehead, Sorel, sore loser, sorely, Sorensen, Sörenstam, sore shin

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How to use Sorel in a sentence

With some labor, since the English is only a translucent, and not a transparent medium to Sorel, this is made clear.
In Madeira Place|Heman White Chaplin
Fortunately, M. Sorel can speak the English: he has learned it in making purchases for his table.
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And Sorel instinctively lets his right arm hang limp, as if the sleeve were empty.
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Curiosity, however, prompts Sorel at this point to an inquiry: "'Ow much 'e goin' pay 'im?"
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M. Sorel must introduce him to those brave Frenchmen, his friends and neighbors; Mr. Fox must grasp them by the hand, one by one.
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British Dictionary definitions for Sorel

Sorel

/ (French sɔrɛl) /

noun

Georges (Eugène) (ʒɔrʒ). 1847–1922, French social philosopher, who advocated revolutionary syndicalism and preached the creative role of violence and myth

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