Used in a Sentence

pierre

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

Editorial note

He is a charismatic crank with a popular following like Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, or Immanuel Velikovsky.

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Hughes County.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

The capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Hughes County.

noun

A male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.

noun

A surname from French.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pierre.

noun

The capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Hughes County.

noun

A male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.

noun

A surname from French.

Example sentences

1

He is a charismatic crank with a popular following like Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, or Immanuel Velikovsky.

2

The comments here remind me a little of Pierre Bayard's delightful(ly) postmodern monograph, _How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read_ [0].

3

Unfortunately, the F-35 was predicted long ago in John Boyd's biography (or look up Pierre Sprey, which will bring you back to Boyd).

4

University of Saskatchewan researchers Ravi Chibbar and Pierre Hucl grew 37 varieties of wheat that date back to the 1860s and analyzed the nutrient composition in each sample.

5

I don't believe in a proof done by a computer, says Pierre Deligne of the Institute for Advanced Study, an algebraic geometer and 1978 Fields Medalist.

6

But it was only the work of Pierre Bézier, an employee of the automobile maker Renault, and of Paul de Casteljau, of Citroen, that made these curves familiar to graphics specialists.

7

I didn't write it, Pierre Bourdieu did (in French, but my translation follows the sentence fairly closely), and he has stated that he writes like that so that he's hard to quote.

8

> And she managed many of her breakthroughs after the passing of her husband Pierre in 1906, who slipped and fell in the rain on a busy Paris street and was run over by the wheels of a horse-drawn cart.

Quote examples

1

Cristopher Tyng clearly stated that Futurama Theme Song was an homage to Pierre Henry's "Psyché Rock”.

2

The Germ theory: >"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction." -- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872.

3

Pierre Bourdieu's "La Distinction" is a great text that investigates this topic in depth.

4

I have done some research, and came upon the source of that idea: Pierre Deligne was first to express: "I don't believe in a proof done by a computer...

Proper noun examples

1

Pierre Sprey F16 and A10 co-designer speaks about F35 and specifically about dog fight 04:00 in the video.

2

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin is seen as an example of this level of thinker.

3

Pierre Omidyar founded and ran eBay early on, and is a nice guy.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use pierre in a sentence?

He is a charismatic crank with a popular following like Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, or Immanuel Velikovsky.

What does pierre mean?

The capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Hughes County.

What part of speech is pierre?

pierre is commonly used as noun.