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mot juste::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | choice of words, diction, phraseology, phrasing, verbiage, wording |
Examples of mot juste
mot juste
It's not that he has a tough time dreaming up stories or frets much over le mot juste.
From the nytimes.com
No verbal energy, no humor, barely even the occasional stab at a mot juste.
From the entertainment.time.com
Like the 18th century French court, it likes the bon mot, the mot juste.
From the canberratimes.com.au
As for so many in this frigid city, le mot juste is just beyond reach.
From the fresnobee.com
It takes a good man to find the mot juste at a moment like that, but Nagy was up to it.
From the time.com
Bejart admits that Mass may not be quite the mot juste for the work.
From the time.com
The upside of choosing le mot juste can be huge, as previous administrations have demonstrated.
From the businessweek.com
Sometimes, however, the mot juste may be neither common nor short.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It sounds as unlikely as the notion of Cyrano de Bergerac fumbling his sword or groping for the mot juste.
From the time.com
