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How to use pas in a sentence

17 example sentences · noun

Pas means the right of going foremost; precedence. Example: “Oh, je ne sais pas expliquer, like a sort of cold-hot, crabocado pie?”

More sentences with pas

  • Oh, je ne sais pas expliquer, like a sort of cold-hot, crabocado pie?2021 June 9, Giles Coren, “Giles Coren reviews Bar des Prés”, in The Times, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2021. From the entry crabocado
  • Il n’y a pas non plus d’ecriture» («Without this paranoid dimension, there can be no subject.2002, Clive Thomson, “Mikhail Bakhtin’s Toward a Philosophy of the Act: Performance and Paranoïa”, in Dialogue. Carnival. Chronotope.…. From the entry paranoïa
  • I know him well, we artists have the common touch, n'est-ce pas?1935, Thomas Wolfe, Of Time and the River, page 763. From the entry n'est-ce pas
  • Je ne sais pas. (The usual answer to a French question.) IV.1929, Messenger, Durham, N.C.: Durham High School, page 141. From the entry adviseress
  • On a le sens de chat, ou on ne l'a pas.1922 September, “The Race of Tom”, in The Atlantic Monthly, page 424. From the entry catophile
  • Thus, wheat centromeres consist of complex DNAs, which may contain CRWs or satellite DNAs, such as pAs1 and GAAn.2015 September 19, “Structure and Stability of Telocentric Chromosomes in Wheat”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry telocentrics
  • Cameltoe is slang for a fashion faux pas caused by women wearing snug pants; the term suggests a visual analogy.2003 May 23, Kelefah Sanneh, “Fashion Tip in Rap for Brooklyn Girls”, in New York Times. From the entry cameltoe
  • What do you consider the worst fashion faux pas?2003, Jenny Shimizu, “The Flipside”, in Out, volume 11, number 8, page 56. From the entry flavor saver
  • Hard to believe that, until recently, this furriest of floor coverings had been written off as the ultimate home-furnishing faux pas.1999 June 10, Rick Marin, “How Deep Is Your Rug?”, in The New York Times. From the entry furry
  • Peut-être n'est-il pas de rigueur après tout.1956 [1951], Samuel Beckett, translated by Samuel Beckett, Malone Dies, translation of Malone meurt (in French). From the entry vagitate
  • Avoir vagi, puis ne pas être foutu de râler.1956 [1951], Samuel Beckett, translated by Samuel Beckett, Malone Dies, translation of Malone meurt (in French). From the entry vagitate
  • At first we stand agedly solemn before the sphinxity of life, and "on ne devient pas jeune qu'avec le temps."1909, Sir James Henry Yoxall, The Wander Years, page 233. From the entry sphinxity
  • Email etiquette and the risky reply-all were highlighted as one Australian lawyer made a major email faux pas, leading to his sacking.2012 March 3, “From the vault: Aussie lawyer's "e-barrassment" over email faux pas”, in Lawyers Weekly, archived from the original on 20…. From the entry e-barrassment
  • Kristeva’s psychoanalytic theory attributes an essential role to paranoïa as regards the constitution of subjectivity: «Sans cette dimension paranoiac, il n’y a pas de sujet.2002, Clive Thomson, “Mikhail Bakhtin’s Toward a Philosophy of the Act: Performance and Paranoïa”, in Dialogue. Carnival. Chronotope.…. From the entry paranoïa
  • A saint after repentance will forgive himself for a sin; a man about town will never forgive himself for a faux pas.1906, Chesterton, Charles Dickens, chapter 2. From the entry faux pas
  • If you’re not sure whether you’re toeing the line of googanism, read on for some common faux pas and unsolicited advice on what not to do.2019 August 20, Alycia Downs, “Don't Be a Googan: The Unwritten Rules of Boating”, in MeatEater. From the entry googanism
  • By his marriage to his two wives, Tapuwae quietly strengthened all of the pas of the Wairoa district, as many of them came under his control through these unions.1944, Tiaki Hikawera Mitira, Takitimu, page 123. From the entry marriage

Meaning of pas

  1. noun The right of going foremost; precedence.
  2. noun A step in a dance.

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Questions about pas in a sentence

How do you use pas in a sentence?
Pas is used as a noun. For example: “Oh, je ne sais pas expliquer, like a sort of cold-hot, crabocado pie?”
What is a short sentence with pas?
“Peut-être n'est-il pas de rigueur après tout.”
What does pas mean?
Pas means the right of going foremost; precedence.

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