Examples of conte in a Sentence
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Some sets come with conte crayons, which are a combination of graphite, clay, charcoal and pigment.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
Pool-play games in Kansas City will take place on June 16, 20, 25 and 27; a round-of-32 contes is set for July 3 and the quarterfinal will be July 11.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2025
The French word conte is tricksy, even contradictory, but what I had always been taught is that contes are more anecdotal than conventional short stories, coming out of the tradition of oral tales and often devoted to a single theme.
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Lauren Groff,
The New York Review of Books,
23 Apr. 2020
Today, though, her powerful fiction is too little read, apart from a handful of eerie tales and contes cruels.
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Michael Dirda,
Washington Post,
5 June 2019
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
Pool-play games in Kansas City will take place on June 16, 20, 25 and 27; a round-of-32 contes is set for July 3 and the quarterfinal will be July 11.
—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2025
The French word conte is tricksy, even contradictory, but what I had always been taught is that contes are more anecdotal than conventional short stories, coming out of the tradition of oral tales and often devoted to a single theme.
—
Lauren Groff,
The New York Review of Books,
23 Apr. 2020
Today, though, her powerful fiction is too little read, apart from a handful of eerie tales and contes cruels.
—
Michael Dirda,
Washington Post,
5 June 2019
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“Conte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conte. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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