Valéry

[ va-ley-ree ]

/ va leɪˈri /

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noun

Paul

[pawl], /pɔl/, 1871–1945, French poet and philosopher.

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How to use Valéry in a sentence

Mikhail and Valery tried to get his body out of the area controlled by separatists, but finally had to leave him there.
Bitter Survivors and Caravans of Coffins from Ukraine’s “Eastern Boiler”|Anna Nemtsova|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In an interview with The Daily Beast on Tuesday, the newly-appointed Minister of Defense, Valery Geletei, echoed this sentiment.
Ukraine Denies Deadly Grad Rocket Attacks on Donetsk|Anna Nemtsova|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Valery, Alexey, Sergei, and Vitaliy had mixed feelings about that operation.
Ukraine Families Flee Into the Forest to Escape Brutal Fighting in Sloviansk|Yusuf Sayman|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Luhansk gunmen are led by Valery Bolotov, a former paratrooper.
Ukraine Separatists Say No to Putin|Jamie Dettmer|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But on Tuesday someone named Valery Kaurov—in Moscow—suddenly proclaimed himself the president of Novorossiya.
‘New Russia’ on the Rise in Odessa|Anna Nemtsova|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Half of the nobles of Normandy lie dead, half the army that filled the mighty fleet that sailed from St. Valery have fallen.
Wulf the Saxon|G. A. Henty
No; she always habs it in her own room since Miss Valery died.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
Wulf then fell back to Beorn's side, and half an hour later the shipwrecked party entered the gates of St. Valery.
Wulf the Saxon|G. A. Henty
In a madder-crimson Valery pot are Lent lilies—and the same in a peacock-blue fellow of a pinched and selfish shape.
Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books|Horatia K. F. Eden
St. Valery-en-Caux has a beach made up of both sand and shingle, the upper portion of the bathing-ground being exceedingly stony.
France|Gordon Cochrane Home

British Dictionary definitions for Valéry

Valéry

/ (French valeri) /

noun

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)

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