Daudet

[ doh-dey, daw-; French doh-de ]

noun

1. Al·phonse [a, l-, fawns], 1840–97, French novelist and short-story writer.
2. his son Lé·on [ley-, awn], 1867–1942, French journalist and novelist.

Daudet

/ dodɛ /

noun

1. DaudetAlphonse18401897MFrenchWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writerTHEATRE: dramatist Alphonse (alfɔ̃s). 1840–97, French novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist: noted particularly for his humorous sketches of Provençal life, as in Lettres de mon moulin (1866)

Example Sentences

In the men’s race, Joris Daudet of France took the lead through the first corner and held off reigning Olympic champion Niek Kimmann of the Netherlands to win his third world title.

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In the men’s final, Kimmann got out of the gate fastest, but Daudet had the inside position and was able to get under him going through the first left-hand turn.

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Daudet, the 2011 and 2106 world champ, has been on the comeback from a February crash that left him with a broken collarbone.

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“I thought I could do it, of course,” Daudet said, “but it’s been a hard beginning of the season. But I always believed the job was done, and every time I line u pat the gate I know I can do it. It’s amazing. I’m a bit speechless. It’s so many hours of work and dedication and it all comes down to one lap and 30 seconds, and it’s pretty intense. What a day.”

From Seattle Times

In the other medals decided on the final day of cycling’s world championships, Romain Mahieu led a French sweep of the BMX racing podium alongside silver medalist Arthur Pilard and Joris Daudet, while Bethany Shriever of Britain won the women’s BMX race ahead of Laura Smulders of the Netherlands and bronze medalist Alise Willoughby of the U.S.

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