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 examination he had set his heart upon; and reserving it as a bonne bouche, dismissed all preliminary cases in a very off-hand manner, just as men carelessly swallow a few oysters preparatory to dinner.

From Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes by Lover, Samuel

I like fowl's liver, it is my one bonne bouche during the day, but these startled me, and after straining my teeth on the carcase, I gladly swallow the soft mouthful.

From Three Months of My Life by Foster, J. F.

The finest and most characteristic prayer that it has been my good luck to come across is the following, which I have kept for a bonne bouche.

From Friend Mac Donald by O'Rell, Max

"A decided bit of news, pour la bonne bouche!"

From Felix Lanzberg's Expiation by Schubin, Ossip