Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- preposition Without.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without: a French word which has existed long in English without becoming naturalized: now archaic or affected, except as used in heraldry: as, a dragon sans wings; an ear of corn sans stalk.
- noun An abbreviation of
Sanskrit .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- preposition Without; deprived or destitute of. Rarely used as an English word.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- preposition
Without ,lacking . - adjective short for
sans serif .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And we're supposed to believe that the pro-torture jokester of a pResident is going to finish out his term sans impeachment hearings because the country has outrage fatigue?
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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He was barefoot, and if the term sans-culottes wasn't yet in common use, it wasn't for lack of trying on his part.
Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992
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The term sans-culottes, meaning "without breeches," implied that the members of this political group were (1 point) women, because they wore skirts. very poor and could not afford pants. pacifists who did not use guns. ordinary patriots without fine clothes.
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Medecin sans Frontieres (MSF a. k.a Doctors Without Borders) was born in 1971 when it broke from the International Committee of the Red Cross because the ICRC had balked at aid that might benefit the rebels.
Peter Christian Hall: 'The Crisis Caravan': Charity's Road to Hell? Peter Christian Hall 2010
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Medecin sans Frontieres (MSF a. k.a Doctors Without Borders) was born in 1971 when it broke from the International Committee of the Red Cross because the ICRC had balked at aid that might benefit the rebels.
Peter Christian Hall: 'The Crisis Caravan': Charity's Road to Hell? Peter Christian Hall 2010
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For 2010 they are cutting 1002M from the request, which means an actual reduction relative to the 2009 baseline (sans recovery bill) since the 2010 request was 903M more than the appropriated amount for 2009 (again sans recovery bill).
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Medecin sans Frontieres (MSF a. k.a Doctors Without Borders) was born in 1971 when it broke from the International Committee of the Red Cross because the ICRC had balked at aid that might benefit the rebels.
Peter Christian Hall: 'The Crisis Caravan': Charity's Road to Hell? Peter Christian Hall 2010
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Medecin sans Frontieres (MSF a. k.a Doctors Without Borders) was born in 1971 when it broke from the International Committee of the Red Cross because the ICRC had balked at aid that might benefit the rebels.
Peter Christian Hall: 'The Crisis Caravan': Charity's Road to Hell? Peter Christian Hall 2010
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Medecin sans Frontieres (MSF a. k.a Doctors Without Borders) was born in 1971 when it broke from the International Committee of the Red Cross because the ICRC had balked at aid that might benefit the rebels.
Peter Christian Hall: 'The Crisis Caravan': Charity's Road to Hell? Peter Christian Hall 2010
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Medecin sans Frontieres (MSF a. k.a Doctors Without Borders) was born in 1971 when it broke from the International Committee of the Red Cross because the ICRC had balked at aid that might benefit the rebels.
Peter Christian Hall: 'The Crisis Caravan': Charity's Road to Hell? Peter Christian Hall 2010
curligirli0 commented on the word sans
sans taste, sans eyes, sans everything
-As You Like It
(Shakespeare)
January 11, 2007
johnmperry commented on the word sans
actually it's:
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything
August 26, 2008
bilby commented on the word sans
"I tell him our destination.
'San Domenico?' he repeated, 'lots of Sans in this country.'
'Yes, sans fags, sans money, sans every bloody thing.'"
- Spike Milligan, 'Mussolini: My Part In His Downfall'.
April 25, 2009