Fontane

/ fɔnˈtaːnə /

noun

1. FontaneTheodor18191898MGermanWRITING: novelistWRITING: journalist Theodor (ˈteodoːr). 1819–98, German novelist and journalist; his novels include Vor dem Sturm (1878) and Effi Briest (1898)

Example Sentences

In Rome, he visited San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane: a chapel designed by Francesco Borromini that’s one of the prizes of Baroque architecture, topped by an oval dome.

From New York Times

The Fontane Sisters, too, have that moon, June, spoon feeling.

From New York Times

“I just had this interest in making, for lack of a better term, a children’s movie that has a more demented adult story to it,” West said, seated beside Goth in a cottage at the Albergo Quattro Fontane on the Lido.

From Seattle Times

Any of the novels of Theodor Fontane, the great 19th century writer.

From New York Times

When Don Corleone, both a literal and symbolic patriarch, hits and mocks his godson Johnny Fontane for breaking down in tears over his crumbling career, it reminds us of how tenuous the male self-image must be.

From New York Times