How to Use francophone in a Sentence

francophone

adjective

• Majdalani’s novels are much praised in the Francophone world, and with good reason.
  — Suzanne Joinson, New York Times, 2 June 2017
• Authorities in other parts of the francophone world may be more open to changing the language.
  — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
• The raucous francophone comic book series has been cleaned up for a new audience.
  — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 16 June 2020
• But for all its financial soundness, Bombardier’s exit from its marquee project marks the end of ambitious plans that once were a source of pride in the largely francophone province.
  — Paula Sambo, Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2020
• Through it all, Richard emerged as the personification of both francophone oppression and pride.
  — New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021
• African students in France overwhelmingly come from francophone West Africa.
  — Victoria Breeze and Nathan Moore, CNN, 29 June 2017
• He was born in 1949 to an aristocratic Parisian family who owned the majority of French newspapers in francophone North Africa.
  — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 16 July 2021
• North African emigrants often choose to settle in the French-speaking province of Quebec, drawn by its immigration policies that favor francophone applicants.
  — chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2017
• Perel is small and blond, with an elfin face, intense, peppy charisma, and a Francophone accent that serves to bolster her psychoanalytic and erotic authority.
  — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 31 May 2017
• But many anglophones like Ruth — a government worker who asked to be identified by only her first name to protect her from retribution — have defied the risk and have traveled to majority francophone cities to attend matches.
  — New York Times, 5 Feb. 2022
• But the most exquisite francophone contributions to Italian cuisine are the delicate, intricate pastries from Parma.
  — Jim Kempton, Orange County Register, 2 Aug. 2019
• According to the latest Gates Foundation report, released today (Sept. 17), half the children under age six in francophone Africa lack basic numeracy and literacy.
  — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 16 Sep. 2019
• The repressive, mostly francophone government responded with a harsh crackdown.
  — New York Times, 5 Feb. 2022
• Welcome to the reality of the manufacturing industry in Chaudière-Appalaches, a district in the francophone province of Quebec that boasts 3 percent unemployment -- the lowest in Canada, with a national jobless rate of 6.2 percent.
  — Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg.com, 2 Nov. 2017
• Nomad Education is a free mobile app which offers 350 academic certificates that helps more than 1 million francophone children every year to succeed in their studies, whatever their social, geographic or academic background.
  — Michele Parmelee, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021
• Further consultation is also required with francophone communities as well as digital and interactive producers.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 19 Oct 2024