Example Sentences

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He is dull and heavy, a Zolaesque human beast, but less a villain than a big lug.

From Time Magazine Archive

After Zolaesque exertions, and a little heartbreak, a winner does emerge.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Will be a delightful surprise to readers whose knowledge of realism in fiction is derived from the Zolaesque school."

From English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters by O'Rell, Max

There is no need for me—hein?—to be Zolaesque.

From The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

If this were one of those realistic Zolaesque stories I would describe the crick in the back that—but let us hurry on.

From The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)