Used in a Sentence

palais

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

Editorial note

And the Palais des Tuileries (burned down by the Paris Commune in the 1870ies) was still standing...

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Quick take

a palace

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

a palace

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for palais.

noun

a palace

Example sentences

1

And the Palais des Tuileries (burned down by the Paris Commune in the 1870ies) was still standing...

2

An insurance had left a building vacated avenue Matignon (nearby the Palais de l'Élysée, where the French president resides) for 3 years.

3

PyCon 2014-2015 is hosted in the Palais des Congrès, which is downtown, so you will not need a hotel room for PyCon and another in town for tourism.

4

The Baroque Château de Maisons-Laffitte [1] would look splendid next to the Palais Garnier [2] built 200 years later all in a fictional city next to the Pantheon [3] built 2000 prior!

5

One of the most famous of these squat was Rue de la Banque, nearby the prestigious Place de la Bourse, which owes its name to the Palais Brongniart, the old Paris Stock Exchange.

6

The Louvre Pyramid, Centre Pompidou, much of Palais de Tokyo (e.g., National Museum of Modern Art in Paris), Parc de la Villette, Musée du quai Branly.

Quote examples

1

I just recorded two of Feldman's greatest works for solo piano: "Palais de Mari" (1986, 23') and "For Bunita Marcus" (1985, 67').

2

Then, as noted in the manifesto, I found out that I wasn't alone: Since the original launch of The Tau Manifesto, I have learned that Peter Harremoës independently proposed using τ to “π Is Wrong!” author Bob Palais in 2010, John Fisher proposed τ in a Usenet post in 2004, and Joseph Lindenberg anticipated both the argument and the symbol more than twenty years before!

Proper noun examples

1

For the latter, you need to know that it comes from Bob Palais' original article.

2

Palais de Mari is a great piece of music, very accessible considering the style.

3

There are a lot of papers that have been written on the topic, dating back all the way to Kessler and Cour-Palais [1].

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use palais in a sentence?

And the Palais des Tuileries (burned down by the Paris Commune in the 1870ies) was still standing...

What does palais mean?

a palace

What part of speech is palais?

palais is commonly used as noun.