Example Sentences

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An event at the Avant family home wasn’t a stodgy affair with canapes, friends recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Formal goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and CEO Richard Arnold will host a nightcap for guests on Tuesday with canapes and a specialty "red devil" cocktail.

From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2023

You could even dress these puddings up for the Christmas table — Yorkshire Pudding canapes anyone?

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2022

No matter the number of Diet Cokes or the quality of the canapes therein, the private meeting room is unlikely to give either stubborn senator a eureka moment at this stage in his life.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2021

Gladys was busier than ever, polishing silver, preparing canapes, following her mistress through the house with vases of calla lilies and bougainvillea.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez