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 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

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