Used in a Sentence

gervais

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gervais.

Editorial note

Worth going back, if you haven't already, and reading yesterday's post on part 2 of the Gervais Principle.

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Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gervais.

noun

A surname.

Example sentences

1

Worth going back, if you haven't already, and reading yesterday's post on part 2 of the Gervais Principle.

2

The British version was written wholly by Gervais and Merchant, while the American version had over 40 credited writers.

3

Michael has written nearly 30 essays on the Gervais Principle - check out his blog.

4

For a deeper and much more cynical view of corporate dysfunction read the Gervais principal[1].

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One bit of evidence against this is the amount of the Extra's script Ricky Gervais had to rerecord for an American audience.

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I mean, your blog is must-read material every time new content shows up in theoldreader, and I keep coming back to certain points, like the Gervais principle series.

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Kind of surprised that no one has brought up the Gervais Principle.

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I hope and really don't think the psychopath/clueless/loser model need always apply, but the Gervais Principle holds a lot of water.

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Indeed, The Invention of Lying by Ricky Gervais makes the case that religion wouldn't exist at all in a world without liars and peddlers of false hope.

10

His riffs on the Gervais Principle are really good.

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It also gave us Ricky Gervais & Mackenzie Crook.

12

Agree Ribbonfam peaked with the Gervais Principle essay.

Quote examples

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The first article, "The Gervais Principle", is also very good.

2

I like comparing this idea to Ricky Gervais' movie "The Invention of Lying".

3

The photographer Howard Schatz did an interesting series, where he takes photographs of actors "In Character", among others Ricky Gervais[1], and he says at one point: " The other thing about it is: Comedy comes from a good or a bad place.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use gervais in a sentence?

Worth going back, if you haven't already, and reading yesterday's post on part 2 of the Gervais Principle.

What does gervais mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is gervais?

gervais is commonly used as noun.