tout court
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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By her own admission, Ms. Ypi receives a good deal of hate mail from her compatriots, who regard her failure to condemn communism tout court as a form of moral betrayal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
This, again, leads us back to the Coens' central problem: their reflexivity as directors, making films of films rather than films tout court.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2011
It was commanded by General von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, commonly called Von der Tann, tout court.
From My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
Harry was "Master Harry" in their mouths; Judy was officially "Miss Judy"; but Black Sheep was never anything more than Black Sheep tout court.
From Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II by Kipling, Rudyard
He wrote again in December, also from Paris, and told me tout court that he was engaged to be married.
From On the Stairs by Fuller, Henry Blake
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