capers

Example Sentences

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“Deadliest Catch” never needed stupid capers to create tension, and with any luck there won’t be many more.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Writer-director Joe Carnahan aims for the steadily heightening tension and astonishing action set pieces of great Michael Mann crime capers like “Heat” and “Thief,” but there’s a reason his film can’t match those classics.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

Then scatter olives and capers on top, and let the pan bubble away on the stovetop over high heat until the sauce reduces and the flavors meld.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

"Stranger Things definitely needs to switch off its boombox, hang up its catapults and admit it's too old for these capers, but it's worth indulging it one last time," Seale wrote.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

He told us about the sauce he was making, a putanesca, how he had prepared it the way Sophie taught him, shot full of capers, anchovies, olives, garlic, hot peppers.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee