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Recent Examples of chevalier
But the trouble with chivalry is that the chevalier decides what is best for the lady without consulting her.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
He was made a chevalier of arts and letters by the French Culture Ministry in 1991.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
For the chevalier’s apartment in Paris, where much of the movie is filmed, Murphy visited the Hotel le Peletier, a Baroque mansion in Paris, and the Château de Maisons-Laffitte in the suburbs of Paris.
—Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 26 Apr. 2023
He was made a chevalier in the French Order of Arts and Letters in 1986, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988 and was elevated in 2001 to a Companion of Honor, a British distinction limited to 65 living people.
—Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2022
But Widmaier-Picasso’s insight proves both singular and intimate through her stories of Maya, impressively decorated as a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres and a chevalier de la Légion d’honneur.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2022
In 2008, he was named a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2022
France’s Ministry of Culture gave a French toast to Variety’s Steven Gaydos on Thursday, naming him a chevalier/knight for his decades of work in entertainment.
—Tim Gray, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021
The French Ministry of Culture anointed him a knight, or chevalier, of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1985.
—Keith Spera, NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2021
Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
He was made a chevalier of arts and letters by the French Culture Ministry in 1991.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
For the chevalier’s apartment in Paris, where much of the movie is filmed, Murphy visited the Hotel le Peletier, a Baroque mansion in Paris, and the Château de Maisons-Laffitte in the suburbs of Paris.
—Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 26 Apr. 2023
He was made a chevalier in the French Order of Arts and Letters in 1986, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988 and was elevated in 2001 to a Companion of Honor, a British distinction limited to 65 living people.
—Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2022
But Widmaier-Picasso’s insight proves both singular and intimate through her stories of Maya, impressively decorated as a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres and a chevalier de la Légion d’honneur.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2022
In 2008, he was named a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2022
France’s Ministry of Culture gave a French toast to Variety’s Steven Gaydos on Thursday, naming him a chevalier/knight for his decades of work in entertainment.
—Tim Gray, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021
The French Ministry of Culture anointed him a knight, or chevalier, of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1985.
—Keith Spera, NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chevalier
Noun
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Other books portray a girl’s anxiety about giving a valentine to another girl, a prince’s love for a knight, and a transgender boy’s journey to share his gender identity with his family.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
17 Jan. 2025
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In this 2019 fantasy rom-com, a high school science teacher named Brooke (Hudgens) tries to help Sir Cole (Josh Whitehouse) — a handsome medieval knight who magically gets transported to the present day — how to survive the modern world and return back home.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
1 Dec. 2024
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Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2024
Noun
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Gianfranco was every inch the grand seigneur but without the pretense.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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The Patriots have lost five of six to Bills uber-QB Josh Allen, the reigning signal-caller seigneur of the AFC East.—
Christopher L. Gasper,
BostonGlobe.com,
8 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Ethan — Victor’s squire and one of the few people in town who sees this as a quest, also sees the Boy In White, perhaps the best team player in town despite his age.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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In the prequel, set a century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2024
Noun
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This incarnation of Orlok is something of an outlier in vampire cinema, as he is dressed in the period-accurate robes of a Transylvanian nobleman, complete with the mustache that was the fashion of his time.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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But there’s no 17th-century Transylvanian nobleman that didn’t have a mustache or a full beard, right?—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The oldest in the region is the Half Way House in Chesterfield, of course, which has been serving Founding Fathers, Civil War generals and at least one French marquis since 1760.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
10 Sep. 2024
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Queen Charlotte presents Francesca with a marquis from Vienna.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
16 May 2024
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“Chevalier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chevalier. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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