Valéry

[va-ley-ree]

noun

1. Paul 1871–1945, French poet and philosopher.

Valéry

/ valeri /

noun

1. Paul (pɔl). 1871–1945, French poet and essayist, influenced by the symbolists, esp Mallarmé. He wrote lyric poetry, rich in imagery, as in La Jeune Parque (1917) and Album de vers anciens 1890–1900 (1920)

Example Sentences

"Giving first place to a bearded lady is a slight on humanity," Russian MP Valery Rashkin told me at the time.

From BBC

"We consider that the exercise is unprecedented in its transparency," Major General Valery Revenko, assistant to the Belarusian defence minister, told journalists at the training ground.

From BBC

In 1993, the president of the Russian Constitutional Court, Valery Zorkin, discovered what happens when a court tries to do too much: After a series of rulings essaying to restrict the power of President Boris Yeltsin, the Russian leader sent tanks to surround the court and shut it down.

From Slate

The organisers of a music festival in Italy have cancelled a concert featuring Russian conductor Valery Gergiev after days of criticism from Kremlin critics and human rights campaigners.

From BBC

Russian conductor Valery Gergiev has been barred from European stages ever since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

From BBC