Example Sentences

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The delectables on tap on Friday are petits fours, fraisier cakes and choux gâteau.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2018

Watch the top 10 hip-hop music videos of all time on BET and find out who delivers perfect petits fours on “The Great British Baking Show.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2018

They are by nature much sturdier and simpler than the precious gâteaux, tartes, tortes, and petits fours of the great French and Austro-Hungarian baking traditions.

From Slate • Jul. 9, 2018

Equinox gets a regular delivery from Vegan Treats of mini cheesecakes and petits fours for its weekly vegan brunch.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2016

“You were talking about little cakes. I think you said petits fours, but you were pretty mumbly.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy