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Example sentences for "canaille"

Lexicographically close words:
cams; camshaft; camwood; can; canadensis; canakin; canal; canaliculi; canalised; canalization
  1. San Francisco may have some canaille of her own to boast of one of these days; canaille engendered from the scum of Europe and Asia, and educated at our expense for our destruction.

  2. The yeomanry of the United States are not the canaille of Paris.

  3. As Canaille Mauclair says: "Carrière was first influenced by the Spaniards, then by Ver Meer and Chardin .

  4. Lavallière, with her brilliant eyes and her little canaille voice, vulgarly exquisite.

  5. General," says Talleyrand to him, "this gentleman has a habit of catching us canaille en deshabille.

  6. He will find out, if any one can, whether this canaille of a Washington means to help us to fight England.

  7. And then what has all this canaille to do with instruments of percussion, cymbals, triangle, and drum in the sacred domain of Symphony?

  8. I cannot depict to your Reverence how surrounded we are by that canaille on all sides, and the wars that they so frequently make upon us--so that, in the summer especially, no one can be safe in his house.

  9. Therefore, we are free from that canaille for this year, and they nave done us but little harm.

  10. One after another these insults from the canaille fell upon the ears of William.

  11. With but one sweeping and repellent glance over the canaille present, he made sure that the person he sought was not in the waiting-room.

  12. Oh that rude Canaille have duck'd their Pickpocket, and are following us again, do my Lady Betty, let us make our Escape.

  13. Comes out) What can that rude canaille mean by making a Rendezvous there to derange People of Condition?

  14. For I've made you: but for me you'd long since have matriculated at La Tour Pointue and graduated with the canaille of the Santé.

  15. Do you imagine I'd consent to treat with such canaille under any circumstances?

  16. It would seem that the Gypsy canaille must needs take advantage of these troublous times, and form themselves into a faction.

  17. Mount, brother, mount, or we shall have the whole rustic canaille upon us in a twinkling.

  18. I get up and look about me; there stands the donkey staring at me, and there stand the whole gypsy canaille squinting at me with their filmy eyes.

  19. What has the Lieutenant of Perigord or any other governor to do with canaille such as this?

  20. At last, after many days, the outposts of the canaille descried the upright grey figure followed by the glittering general staff and guarded by the staff of Condé.

  21. But the road was clear, the canaille had found the way; they knew that it was possible to arm with clubs, or with anything that they could handle, and surge into the streets against the Crown.

  22. When "good company" invaded the paying theatres the farce followed the canaille and took its place upon the trestled stages of the Pont-Neuf.

  23. As the hours passed the people's murmurs increased, the aspect of the canaille became so menacing that the terrified Gaston sought counsel of Mazarin.

  24. Fiésque exerted her authority the canaille formed groups and threatened the palace of the Tuileries.

  25. All wondered what it meant, all asked what the Canaille had done to force the Court to flee.

  26. When the canaille growled the loudest she went her way.

  27. Neither the Regent nor the courtiers had cared to ask what the canaille were thinking.

  28. The canaille spoke so loud that all the world could hear; the people's messengers held their heads as high as the nobles.

  29. The Canaille was mistress of the streets, and her means was always violent.

  30. So, with the canaille hailing her, she reached the Luxembourg, turned and recrossed the river, firm in her power as the Princess of the people.

  31. The canaille thrust their heads through the doors of the royal carriage and smiled upon the King; they voiced their praises with vehemence.

  32. The canaille hummed significant songs and cast bold glances at the mature lovers; the courtiers' eyes furtively lingered upon the walls where coarsely worded posters accused the Queen of her delinquencies.

  33. A half-starved, ragged mob filled the Place de Grève; the canaille blocked the adjoining streets.

  34. The subterranean barracks and railway have ended forever the rise of the scum, the reign of the canaille and its barricades.

  35. But I use the canaille for my purpose--I don't mean to enthrone it.

  36. Why must the canaille make so hideous a noise when it amuses itself?

  37. Were she Duchess she would teach the canaille what was fitting for it!

  38. General," says Talleyrand to him, "this gentleman has a habit of catching us canaille en deshabille.

  39. Learn that the canaille can teach such as you a salutory lesson in behaviour.

  40. She must be a jade indeed, if she long give her favours to such a niggardly canaille as that!

  41. Then it is a riot," said the countess, "and the canaille of Paris have rebelled against the aristocracy.

  42. Not only the canaille are here, but, as I was hurrying to the corps de garde to ask for protection, I saw more than one well-dressed personage descend from his carriage and come thither to increase the number of our enemies.

  43. A Marquis de St. Caux does not fly from the canaille of Paris," the marquis said quietly.

  44. The sooner you are out of this house the better, for there is no saying at what hour the agents of the canaille may present themselves.

  45. I would not trust them further than the canaille itself; they are a white-livered lot in spite of their gaudy uniforms.

  46. He was always one of the canaille at heart; he only proves my assertion," and the chevalier took an extra large pinch of snuff and limped off to his mattress of straw.


  47. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "canaille" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.