vive
Britishinterjection
Etymology
Origin of vive
from French
Example Sentences
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“No sólo de pan vive el hombre,” says an elderly priest reading to the congregation, quoting a verse from the New Testament.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2024
So, vive la France for demonstrating that sweeping political change need not be destructive change.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2017
To which an honest response might be: vive la difference!
From Forbes ● Apr. 14, 2015
Let’s just get over it and be interested in our difference, vive la différence, et cetera.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2014
Do you remember his sign? vive le combat des jeunes contre le I did not die in my aimless youth.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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