bonne bouche
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On his nightstand the day I asked to see it: “The White Nile” by Alan Moorehead, a book about educational policies, another on great speeches of history and an amusing bonne bouche by G.K.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2023
This was the bonne bouche with which, in her part of the world, Devonshire I think she said, a breakfast to be perfect must always conclude.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 by Various
If he had been, I should have passed the letter to him as a bonne bouche, for this really was his show, and I wanted him to have all the plums.
From The Brightener by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
“Five thousand! a nice little bonne bouche for Harley!” says Hilton.
From One Maid's Mischief by Fenn, George Manville
His description of Millicent as an ex-chorus girl offered another bonne bouche to the crowd.
From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis