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a la mode

[ah luh mohd, al-uh-, a la mawd] / ˌɑ lə ˈmoʊd, ˌæl ə-, a la ˈmɔd /
ADJECTIVE
with ice cream
Synonyms


à la mode


ADJECTIVE
with ice cream
Synonyms


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It’s about 10 miles off our route but is an air-conditioned oasis of burgers, pie a la mode and endless ice water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

According to the menu from his visit, he ordered meatloaf, french fries, green beans, a roll with butter and apple pie a la mode, which he ate first.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2020

Do we think that in five years’ time there’ll have been a massive kick back and proper Crazy Gang up-and-unders will be a la mode?

From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2019

So I used to eat something called boeuf a la mode, which was a brisket braised in red wine with mushrooms, bacon and onion.

From Salon ● May 25, 2019

“Yes! I dream of tripes a la mode de Caen—warm—with sweet­bread.”

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

The backdrop is a cubist cityscape; their hair is cropped in the manner of Parisian garçons; and their red lips and shaded eyes are thoroughly à la mode.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2018

It has remained there, waxing and waning à la mode.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2017

Don’t miss: The bleu cheese haystack -- a pile of shoestring fries covered in blue cheese and buffalo wing sauce -- and the apple-filled glazed doughnut served à la mode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2015

Your choice of a straw trilby is à la mode, judging by the early evidence presented on the streets this season.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2013

Who knows—at this moment it may be à la mode in Paris for cooks to wear sailor blouses.

From Seven Miles to Arden by Ruth Sawyer




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