Example Sentences

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Influencer-driven bottlenecks have become commonplace at Paris’s Insta-famous patisseries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Moroccan and Senegalese cafes line the streets of Paris alongside traditional boulangeries and patisseries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023

Although this does not really affect the flavor, it would not be acceptable in many French patisseries.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2023

For years, I’ve seen “cookies” in Parisian patisseries and even shops devoted to them.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2021

“They say that the head bakers from the finest patisseries in Paris come to the Fern Court, take one bite of tarte Philippe, and collapse, weeping with envy.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood