hors d'oeuvres
- plural of hors d'oeuvre.
Example Sentences
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These are great as hors d’oeuvres or game day appetizers.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
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
Guests snacked on canapés and hors d’oeuvres before proceeding upstairs for the main course.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2025
"Hors d'oeuvres were meant to be available to all guests. And the leftovers from the dinner were the promised hors d'oeuvres."
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
He stood up from the table his face white, and stood there white and angry behind the little plates of hors d'oeuvres.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
