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Example sentences from the Web for pontThe du Pont family descended from Huguenot nobility in Burgundy, emigrating to the United States in 1800. Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST But one month into the marriage, du Pont began to show signs of trouble. Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST He sought $550,000 in damages, and du Pont vehemently denied the charges. Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST “I recognized Dave Schultz as my protector,”' du Pont said in the March interview. Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, in 1985, du Pont turned his attention (and Forbes-estimated $200 million fortune) to wrestling. Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST No, he escaped, but only to reach the Pont Neuf, where he threw himself over the balustrade into the river. Sir Jasper Carew|Charles James Lever The du Pont Co. developed an explosive called lyconite, and this was authorized for use in the loading of drop bombs. America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell "Her at Pont Street has wrote to give 'im the go-by—that's what she've done," said pale-faced Tait, wiping his dewy brow. The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves It extended as far as the entrance to the quadrangle opposite the Pont des Arts. The Story of Paris|Thomas Okey The general character of the houses is better than at Pont Audemer, and the style is altogether more varied. Normandy Picturesque|Henry Blackburn
noun(in South Africa) a river ferry, esp one that is guided by a cable from one bank to the other Word Origin for pontC17: from Dutch: ferryboat, punt 1; reintroduced through Afrikaans in 19th or 20th century Words nearby pontponograph, pons, pons asinorum, Ponselle, pons Varolii, pont, Ponta Delgada, Ponta Grossa, Pontchartrain, Pontefract, Pontefract cake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |