Example Sentences

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The forlorn hors d’oeuvres and plastic cups of wine shortly after deadline under the conference room’s fluorescent lights kept things safely subdued.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

The Pastry Bites can be enjoyed as a standalone hors d’oeuvres or alongside other bite-sized appetizers.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025

All of the recipes in the chapters that follow are built on those mother infusions and are organized by type: beverages, hors d’oeuvres, sauces and dips, drinks, snacks and the like.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

Guests snacked on canapés and hors d’oeuvres before proceeding upstairs for the main course.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2025

The first meal in Spain was always a shock with the hors d'oeuvres, an egg course, two meat courses, vegetables, salad, and dessert and fruit.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway