capers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Pike perch tartare from Lake Oulujärvi rests on malt bread with capers and dill oil and a whisper of pine tar.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
It is a collection that stretches from Kansas to Tennessee to New York, with capers that have only grown more brazen over four decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
The pair likes off-the-beaten-path capers while traveling, Rodrigues said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
His comic capers did not end there either.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
He told us about the sauce he was making, a putanesca, how he had prepared it the way Sophie taught him, shot full of capers, anchovies, olives, garlic, hot peppers.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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