paty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of paty
1480–90; variant of pattee < Middle French, equivalent to patte paw + -ee; -ee, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Brahim Chnina, the Moroccan father of a schoolgirl who falsely claimed that Paty had asked Muslim students to leave his classroom before showing the caricatures, was sentenced to 13 years.
From Barron's
Paty, who has become a free-speech icon, had used the cartoons as part of an ethics class to discuss freedom of expression laws in France.
From Barron's
He was fired up by claims circulating on the internet that a few days earlier Paty had ordered Muslims to leave a class of 13-year-olds, before displaying the images of the prophet Muhammad.
From BBC
In fact, Paty had been conducting a lesson on freedom of speech, and before showing one of the controversial images first published by the Charlie Hebdo magazine, he advised pupils to avert their eyes if they feared being offended.
From BBC
In fact Paty had been conducting a lesson on freedom of speech, and before showing one of the controversial images first published by Charlie Hebdo magazine, he advised pupils to avert their eyes if they feared being offended.
From BBC
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