continental breakfast
noun
a light breakfast consisting typically of coffee and rolls. CB
continental breakfasts
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pluralof continental breakfast.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When the county got the keys, its fridges were still stocked with sausage and biscuits for continental breakfasts.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
Since we stayed there, there’s been a change of ownership, with more goodies added, such as continental breakfasts, electric vehicle chargers in the side parking lot and a free bottle of local wine.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
Hotel dining, once scorned as the refuge of wan continental breakfasts and limp salads, has become a lifeline for restaurants that would otherwise be priced out of New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2016
He pictures in rich detail his dad’s daily sensory experience, the “ghastly metastasized odors of continental breakfasts and business dinners,” the “rich belches of expense-account lunches.”
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2015
But one would have thought to look at my companion that she had been refreshed by a lengthy repose, had bathed at leisure, and eaten the most delicate of continental breakfasts.
From Greener Than You Think by Ward Moore
