dessert fork
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She was smiling into the eyes of the man at her side as she toyed with a dainty morsel on a silver dessert fork.
From Fast as the Wind A Novel by Gould, Nat
This was the moment for which I had been waiting, but the wee lieutenant took cover, hunting his dessert fork on the floor long after Maria had brought up reinforcements.
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 by Various
"Now, shall I tell you how I came to know that?" she asked, poising a glace cherry on her dessert fork in front of her.
From Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose by Allen, Grant
Jerry picked up a dessert fork and waved it jubilantly.
From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Lester, Pauline
She did not smile, but toyed nervously with the dessert fork.
From What's-His-Name by Fisher, Harrison
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