Le mew. Le purr.1949, Michael Maltese, For Scent-imental Reasons, spoken by Penelope Pussycat:
Waiter: 'Bonjour! I am le waiter on this ship! [...] Ah! Le strong silent type!'1996 September 28, Game Freak, Pokémon Blue, Nintendo, level/area: S.S. Anne:
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[…]upon arrival, le girlfriend realizes she has left her ID back at my house (a 1 1/2 hour roundtrip on the Metro), […]2001 June 24, LaManna, “My Weekend...”, in alt.punk (Usenet):
And then le boyfriend perks up and names around 8 different brands (Stila, MAC, Becca, Nars etc..) - I was *SO* proud of him!! :)2002 December 27, Amelia, “Re: Neat things SANTA brought me...”, in alt.fashion (Usenet):
That was always OUR song (me and le girlfriend of the time).2003 January 10, johnny dupe (quoting nowhere man), “Re: I can walk with jezus...”, in alt.fan.wings (Usenet):
That's when Waitress Seductress Extraordinaire comes back and gets our order. […] "We're sharing an order of à la Appalachia, he says, handing over the menus and turning his focus back to me. Le waitress stomps off. I ask, "Why are they called that?" "Because when they've got the fries stacked up they're higher than a mountain range." I groan and touch my stomach. "You're funny," he says, his eyes twinkling.2012 October 1, Miranda Kenneally, Stealing Parker, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 63: