Frenchman
noun
French·man
ˈfrench-mən 
1
: a native or inhabitant of France
2
: a person who is of French descent
Examples of Frenchman in a Sentence
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The Washington Wizards just took an exceptionally long and intriguing Frenchman with the second pick in the NBA draft.
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Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
The Washington Wizards took fellow Frenchman Alexandre Sarr with the second overall pick.
Sarr, 19, played for the Perth Wildcards in the Australian National Basketball League last season.
—Andrew McNicol, CNN, 27 June 2024
The biggest threats to crash America's quadrennial pool party include Léon Marchand, a Frenchman via Arizona State University, the Canadian wunderkind McIntosh and a pod from Australia, led by Ariarne Titmus.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 26 June 2024
In a season and a half with the Rapids, the goals were the Frenchman’s first at DSGP.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 26 May 2024
Return on Investment: Ferrari fans were not happy at first with Frédéric Vasseur, the Frenchman running the Italian team, but things have changed.
—Ian Parkes, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Related Articles Both shared a love of old houses and antiques and purchased Bon Air, a home that was built in 1794 by a Frenchman, Claudius Frederick Francis de la Porte, a merchant and ship owner, who had fled Santo Domingo after a rebellion and settled in Bel Air.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
Once again, early indications suggest a big Frenchman will be No. 1 pick, and that’s where the comparisons end.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024
The franchise that previously took David Robinson and Tim Duncan with the No. 1 overall pick got its next great big man, and all the Frenchman did was turn in one of the best rookie seasons in NBA history.
—Andrew Seligman, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
The Washington Wizards took fellow Frenchman Alexandre Sarr with the second overall pick.
Sarr, 19, played for the Perth Wildcards in the Australian National Basketball League last season.
—Andrew McNicol, CNN, 27 June 2024
The biggest threats to crash America's quadrennial pool party include Léon Marchand, a Frenchman via Arizona State University, the Canadian wunderkind McIntosh and a pod from Australia, led by Ariarne Titmus.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 26 June 2024
In a season and a half with the Rapids, the goals were the Frenchman’s first at DSGP.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 26 May 2024
Return on Investment: Ferrari fans were not happy at first with Frédéric Vasseur, the Frenchman running the Italian team, but things have changed.
—Ian Parkes, New York Times, 23 May 2024
Related Articles Both shared a love of old houses and antiques and purchased Bon Air, a home that was built in 1794 by a Frenchman, Claudius Frederick Francis de la Porte, a merchant and ship owner, who had fled Santo Domingo after a rebellion and settled in Bel Air.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
Once again, early indications suggest a big Frenchman will be No. 1 pick, and that’s where the comparisons end.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024
The franchise that previously took David Robinson and Tim Duncan with the No. 1 overall pick got its next great big man, and all the Frenchman did was turn in one of the best rookie seasons in NBA history.
—Andrew Seligman, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
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Frenchman
noun
French·man
ˈfrench-mən
: a person who is French
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