Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petits-maîtres
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World’s first 20 MW turbine The world’s first 20 MW turbine, developed and built in China, boasts of three blades that are 482 feet (147 m) long and sweep an area of 10 football fields.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Salt pulls moisture from the roots, grass blades wilt, then dry up and die.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Colleges have lived large on student loans, paying the salaries of bloated administrative staff and big-bucks deans and coaches.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bernstein raised its price target by two bucks to $172 and maintained its hold rating.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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Per Architectural Digest, another of the ship’s staircases could be converted into a water slide for the young princes and princess to use.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
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As an example from the story, Walpole recalled how the three princes realized that a mule was blind in its right eye after observing that only the grass on the left side of the road had been eaten.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Even its most powerful denizens drove beat-up Volvos; its dandies shopped at Brooks Brothers.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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Carousing dandies like Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Oasis' Liam Gallagher also know that rock stars should be larger than life; their Union Jerk high jinks were refreshing after years of fame-shy American alt-rockers.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sadly, the blue jays have been gone for years, now replaced by crows.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Texas scientists confirmed evidence of interbreeding, driven by atmospheric warming, between blue and green jays.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Unidentified plainclothes dudes then dragged her out of the high school auditorium while other Idahoans watched — some in amusement, others not so much.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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And these guys are … these are bad dudes.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Petits-maîtres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petits-ma%C3%AEtres. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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