capers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Writer-director Joe Carnahan aims for the steadily heightening tension and astonishing action set pieces of great Michael Mann crime capers like “Heat” and “Thief,” but there’s a reason his film can’t match those classics.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 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 ding on these capers is that there’s always too much casting.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
She suggests serving it with lox, crème fraîche, capers and sliced red onions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
He lay down in the dirt and started squalling and screaming and cutting all kinds of capers.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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