palais
Americannoun
plural
palaisExample Sentences
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His fall/winter 2017 runway show unfolded around a life-size rocket that just nudged the atrium of the grand palais, as if it was ready to break the ceiling.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2017
The informal palais de justice was run by a softly-spoken former jihadi fighter with a long grey beard called Abdesslam Sharif.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2013
He came from a musical background; his grandfather led a brass band and his father played in brass bands and ran a palais band.
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2013
Once a popular resort suburb with a palais and funfair, Semaphore has a faded charm that is now apparently attracting a hip crowd.
From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2010
Quand la jeune Philis au visage riant, Sortant de son palais, plus clair que l’Orient, Fit voir une lumière et plus vive et plus belle.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
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