à la mode

Example Sentences

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Her hearty pecan pie recipe comes complete with a no-churn ice cream pairing, because no slice deserves to go without an a la mode moment.

From Salon • May 30, 2022

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

Go there for 21 kinds of pie — and four scoops of vanilla ice cream, if you ask for it a la mode.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2018

We are going to dine tonight in our rooms, with our family, sharing hamburgers, french fries, and apple pie a la mode.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan