Example sentences for: champs-

How can you use “champs-” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • After the high emotion of de Gaulle’s march down the Champs-Elysées, the business of post-war reconstruction, though boosted by the generous aid of the Americans’ Mar­shall Plan, proved arduous, and the wartime alliance of de Gaulle’s conservatives and the Communist Party soon broke down.

  • A 95 mph wind yesterday swept through the Champs-Élysées, the rest of northern France, and parts of Switzerland and Germany, according to a NYT front-pager.

  • "They are world champions, and they brought one and a half million people on to the Champs-Elysées, the most famous avenue in the world and the mythological residence of Greek heroes," said the normally restrained Le Monde, France's most serious newspaper, about the French soccer team, which won an unexpected 3-0 victory over Brazil in the World Cup final in Paris Sunday.

  • Virgin Megastore, on the Champs-Elysées and beneath the Louvre, has the best stock of CDs.

  • Even if you’re not an archaeology buff who wants to understand the meaning of every stone, it’s worth at least an hour or two to stand among the debris of an empire and wonder whether Fifth Avenue, Piccadilly, the Champs-Elysées, or Red Square will look any better 2,000 years from now.


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