carte

Example Sentences

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If a specific low-value item is what you actually want, experts suggest ordering it a la carte and reserving your “endless” capacity for the more expensive stuff.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

“He is totally beholden to the base, and they are totally opposed to giving the U.S. carte blanche,” Rahman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

In these fast-moving, unpredictable times, Europe's leaders are increasingly turning to a la carte coalitions, alongside traditional organisations like Nato or the EU, which are larger and therefore often slower to react.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

One might argue that Fennell’s stunning images and the familiar emotions they convey are a happy accident, the result of millions of dollars and a director given carte blanche to play as she sees fit.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

The idea is to do over Verity’s false carte d’identité to turn Kittyhawk—I mean me—into Käthe, I mean Katharina Habicht.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein