Used in a Sentence

fatale

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fatale.

Editorial note

Far from pejorative; I sometimes need a bit of time to appreciate the brunette fatale[0] or (pace Heinlein) the rousse fatale.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a supernatural noir comic book created by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fatale gathered in one view.

N

a supernatural noir comic book created by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

N

a 2020 American psychological thriller film directed by Deon Taylor, from a screenplay by David Loughery.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fatale.

N

a supernatural noir comic book created by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

N

a 2020 American psychological thriller film directed by Deon Taylor, from a screenplay by David Loughery.

Example sentences

1

Far from pejorative; I sometimes need a bit of time to appreciate the brunette fatale[0] or (pace Heinlein) the rousse fatale.

2

For an entertaining dramatization of social engineered IT infiltration (that does include tradecraft by femmes fatale), there is 2003's Battlestar Galactica.

3

It will probably be Bond working with Alexa as the femme fatale or something dumb.

4

The medusa sprite would change from the regular giant femme fatale image, to an old lady, distraught about losing her hairpiece.

5

For what it's worth, if she duped them, she wasn't a fake femme fatale.

6

In other news, Trump officials confirm that they have found a reputable counterparty for their new Strategic Bitcoin reserve, Badenov & Fatale inc.

7

The illustration style reminds me of the villains from Rocky & Bullwinkle (1959-64), Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale - who were, as it were, Russian.

8

Femme fatale is the first thing that comes to mind.

9

Throw in a femme fatale and a couple of murders and this would make a great film - even the name, Witanhurst, has a lovely sort of gothic noirness to it.

10

Note that his girlfriend, despite her femme fatale good looks and secondary school level calculus knowledge squealed like a piggy to the law, allowing her to altogether avoid the nasty shared toilet at the women's lockup.

11

Meh - even though the original got negative reactions (for not hitting the mark as a sultry femme fatale), I still think her VO did better readings than a lot of the ones in this.

12

However, on this project, we had an actress who was cast in a sort of femme fatale role, and her best known credit was an appearance in a highly sexualized context on a cable TV series.

Quote examples

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My favorite Sakamoto piece is Bolerish, and obvious homage to Ravel's Bolero; from the soundtrack of the little-known film "Femme Fatale"

2

Missed a shot at a golden headline: "Fake femme fatale fools feds"

3

I think he was being ironical on the meaning of the French word "fatale": fatal.

4

Typical "femme fatale", she destroyed The Beatles, she turned Lennon into "working class hero", who had servants and used air condition to lower temperature in his home, so he and Yoko could wear furs inside.

Proper noun examples

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Femme Fatale, amazon mp3 is eleven dollars.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use fatale in a sentence?

Far from pejorative; I sometimes need a bit of time to appreciate the brunette fatale[0] or (pace Heinlein) the rousse fatale.

What does fatale mean?

a supernatural noir comic book created by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

What part of speech is fatale?

fatale is commonly used as N.