bonne bouche
Example Sentences
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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
Time, who has been denominated Edax rerum, certainly had as yet left her untouched, reserving her for a bonne bouche on some future occasion.
From Percival Keene by Marryat, Frederick
Many other insects, highly repugnant to the European, are a bonne bouche for the natives.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John
I kept back the item about specimens being buried under the writing, as a sort of bonne bouche; and as matters turned out, never told a soul about it.
From The Recipe for Diamonds by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright