Sentence examples for A merci from inspiring English sources

On a scaffold on the stairs, a Merci operative was spelling out something on the wall.

Only Loughton remained faithful to the Belle Dame sans so much as a merci.

When he is finished, the children answer with a "merci," like a congregation answering with an "amen".

He offered a "merci beaucoup" to those gathered around him at the dock, lowered his skis into the water, stepped into them and set off.

The ladies got off with many a "Merci!" Another lady edged up to the driver, as he approached 70th St., and said.

Rather frustratingly, though, our clumsy attempts at a 'Bonsoir' or a 'Merci beaucoup' were often met with an Anglo-American reply, so guests who don't venture into the outside world might easily forget they're in France.

Moreover, he would begin a sentence in Italian and conclude in French or German, like "Signori, prego, cominciare a battuta achtundzwanzig, merci!" A flurry of page-turning and mumbles of "Where?" would occupy the next few minutes, while Italian musicians queried their German colleagues about the number, and we poor non-polyglots would just wait for a nearby translation.

I can only tip my chapeau and proffer a hearty merci beaucoup.

He took no further questions; gave a quick "merci beaucoup ., turned on his heel and walked away.

Grateful revolutionaries have spray-painted "Sarkozy" in rainbow colors on the walls of cities around the country, and on Sunday night many Libyan Web pages noted his loss with a salute: "Merci, Sarkozy".

The crowd responded with a collective "Merci".