capers

Example Sentences

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They’re an invitation to save the pickle juice, embrace the capers and discover just how much life can be hiding in the bottom of a jar.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

A small jar of drained capers, some lightly crushed with the side of a fork, suspended in a generous slick of olive oil.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Wild king salmon topped with tomatoes, olives and capers was accessorized with a puff pastry in the shape of a cartoon fish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“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

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