Example Sentences

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Now, they’re at the boîtes that buzz under the dim light of Edison bulbs, serve cocktails in glasses shaped like bugs and offer endless helpings of foie gras and uni and cacio e pepe.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2017

Down the block there was a hipster boxing club, sleek boîtes and boutiques.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 12, 2016

Its décor pulls from abandoned churches and 70s disco boîtes, pairing stained glass windows and wooden crosses with metallic wallpaper and laser-cut archways.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2016

As a veteran solo traveler not content to turn in early, a spate of posh new boîtes was a bonus.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2012

The verse is part of a protest song that is popular in the cafés and boîtes of Santiago.

From Time Magazine Archive