déjeuner
Americannoun
plural
déjeunersExample Sentences
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Finally, back in Paris, she paints an all-female déjeuner sur l’herbe, in which all the picnickers are Ringgold’s family and friends.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022
Thomas’ mixed-media work “Le déjeuner sur l’herbe: Les trois femmes noires,” for example, is 24 feet across and serves as the grand finale of the exhibition.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2018
French Open announces new schedule of matches that will not interfere with le déjeuner or le dîner.
From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2017
This show includes “Nana,” “Le balcon” and “Le déjeuner sur l’herbe,” among other paintings, and examines how the seemingly innocuous gaze of Manet’s subjects signaled a radical turn for art.
From New York Times • May 20, 2016
This morning he was at a somewhat late déjeuner, alone.
From The Intriguers by Le Queux, William
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