Example sentences for: theroux

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

  • Then there's Paul Theroux, whose book on his former mentor V.S.

  • The interesting thing in the book is its words list, taken from a relatively small corpus of books including ones by Burgess, Vonnegut, and (especially) Alexander Theroux ( Darconville's Cat ), all of them writers who enjoy playing with the language.

  • Though born in America, Theroux is a passionate dissector of the British character, having spent 20 years living in London.

  • Theroux finds the British most hilarious when indulging in the rituals of empire ("dark comedy and absurdity," he calls it).

  • Consider the profiles (the preferred genre of the magazine): Elizabeth Taylor, in a delightfully bizarre piece by Paul Theroux that finally conveys just how weird the woman is, saying, "I've had some things happen in my life that people wouldn't believe."


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