Example sentences for: circonflexe

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

  • The circonflexe , on the other hand, is really a sign of orthography , not pronunciation, being a reminder of a dropped s—it is usually there for historical reasons but connoting a reason which has long since ceased to make sense and which modern French speakers have probably been blithely unaware of.

  • As already mentioned, English is relatively sterile when it comes to diacritical marks; true gold can best be struck in foreign fields, where the accent grave, accent aigu , and the circonflexe .


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