viand
Example Sentences
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He crammed his rooms full of these viands.
From Literature
The viands at her table are perfectly served and chosen, though the wines, for which she cares little and which are selected by her butler, are less choice—according to the cigar-smoking gentlemen.
From The New Yorker
Sandwiched between the alternating banter and effusive complements between the two co-stars was the fact that Hugh Grant has a deep love-hate relationship with American viands — namely, Velveeta and Nathan’s hot dogs.
From Time
My mother carried the brown package to a clearing where several men, women and children sat underneath a blazing sun; some rested, tired from digging; others munched hungrily at dug-up sandwiches and other viands.
From Literature
“Prepare the viands, prepare the foods, prepare the strange wines, for tonight is indeed a great night!”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
