Example Sentences

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We ate beignets at Café du Monde and went night swimming.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2024

We ate beignets on Bourbon Street and went night swimming.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2024

Countless edits, adjustments and additions later — including celebratory beignets at 3 a.m. for Buchanan and Rutz — the job was done.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

I'm sure people do have beignets in the morning before they set out for Mardi Gras.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023

“My parents think I’m on my camping trip. Plus I love beignets and po’boys and gumbo and pralines. Not crawfish though. I can’t eat anything that has eyes.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas