café au lait

Example Sentences

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Along with easy access to croissants and café au lait, our heroes have the benefit of not having to wax patriotic about a country in which they no longer live.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

Ten fingers, 10 toes, steady breathing, good tone, strong cry, no defects, two small café au lait spots on her thigh—just beauty marks.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023

This month, Quinta Brunson, the star and creator of the hit sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” hosted the Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony wearing a structured Gaurav Gupta design the color of café au lait.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

The new range of covers come in seven sizes of four colours: berry, cinnamon, caramel and café au lait.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2022

I know she’s really worried because she hasn’t fixed me breakfast or café au lait.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes