Grasse

[ grahs ]

noun

1. Fran·çois Jo·seph Paul [f, r, ah, n, -, swa, zhaw-, zef, pawl], Comte de Marquis de Grasse-Tilly, 1722–1788, French admiral.
2. a city in S France, near the Mediterranean: tourist center; perfume industry. 135,330.

Example Sentences

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake finished third in the men's 200m, which was won by Canada's Andre de Grasse, who also claimed the 100m title.

From BBC

Reider’s group, known as the Tumbleed Track Club, also includes: Andre De Grasse, the 200-meter Olympic champion and the bronze medalist in the 100 behind Jacobs in Tokyo; Trayvon Bromell, a two-time world championship bronze medalist in the 100; Jerome Blake, a member of Canada’s medal-winning 4×100 relay team with De Grasse; and Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, who won a relay bronze with Japan at worlds in 2019.

From Seattle Times

Canada's Andre de Grasse claimed the men's 200m title with a season's best of 19.76.

From BBC

He had to settle for 200m bronze behind Andre De Grasse and Kenny Bednarek at the Tokyo Games.

From BBC

But it is not seen as the pinnacle for everyone, and track stars Andre de Grasse, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson opted to miss last year's Games.

From BBC