André

[ ahn-drey or, for 1, an-dree; for 2 also French ahn-drey ]

noun

John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
a male given name, French form of Andrew.

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How to use André in a sentence

She also translated a French novel for the publisher Andre Deutsch while in Devon.
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At all of seven years old, Aelita Andre has already held the title of “child prodigy” for five years.
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Kalashnikova and her husband, Michael Andre, are both artists, so creative blood runs in the family.
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Aelita Andre has just wrapped up another major show of her abstract paintings and given interviews on her latest inspirations.
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Andre Torres, the former editor of Scratch Magazine, which began as an imprint of XXL, remembers similar hostile situations.
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Andre Maranne, when he came down to spend a few minutes with them, tapped like a familiar friend.
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Oh, no, Andre had not yet the right to bring out from its protecting case the portrait of his little friend.
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Monsieur le Marechal de Saint-Andre was there with five hundred men-at-arms.
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And now the Joyeuse family, anxious because Andre did not come down, hurried up in a troop to look for him.
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Andre sits down by her side, and so, close to one another, mother and son tremblingly watch the progress of the play.
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British Dictionary definitions for André

André

/ (ˈɑːndreɪ, ˈændrɪ) /

noun

John. 1751–80, British major who was hanged as a spy for conspiring with Benedict Arnold during the War of American Independence

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