capers

Example Sentences

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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

The pair likes off-the-beaten-path capers while traveling, Rodrigues said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

As well as the citrus-based offerings, some contained more unusual ingredients such as caterpillars, capers and Irn Bru.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

He lay down in the dirt and started squalling and screaming and cutting all kinds of capers.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls