Desmoulins

[ de-moo-lan ]

/ dɛ muˈlɛ̃ /

(Lu·cie Sim·plice) Ca·mille (Be·noit)

[ly-see san-plees ka-mee-yuh buh-nwa] /lüˈsi sɛ̃ˈplis kaˈmi yə bəˈnwa/,1760–94, journalist, pamphleteer, and leader in the French Revolution.

Example sentences from the Web for desmoulins

I dined with him; the company were, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Desmoulins, and Mr. Lowe.

Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6) |Boswell
Though still a young man, Desmoulins was an influential member of the Club of the Cordeliers.

The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 |Eugne Sue
Danton left Paris for a little; Desmoulins, however, remained there, appearing occasionally at the Jacobin club.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 |Various
What eloquent and touching appeals were made to old recollections by the mother of Madame Desmoulins.

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 |Various

Danton, Desmoulins and the rest crowded around them, eager to shake their hands and listen to their comments.

Orphans of the Storm |Henry MacMahon

Desmoulins

/ (French dɛmulɛ̃) /

(Lucie Simplice) Camille (Benoît) (kamij). 1760–94, French revolutionary leader, pamphleteer, and orator