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
After a sumptuous déjeuner in the Underwriters' room, the Queen went to the quadrangle, and there repeated the formula, "It is my royal will and pleasure that this building be hereafter called 'The Royal Exchange.'"
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
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