dessert
Example Sentences
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When you assemble the dessert into bowls and start dappling each island with caramel and toasted sliced almonds, your friends will begin to hover.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
I worship the French dessert classic known as îles flottantes or “floating islands.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
In the absence of guidance, guests default to the safest possible option: vegetables and hummus from the grocery store, a bag of chips, a dessert grabbed on the way over.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
As usual, dessert will be accompanied by thousands of golden chocolate statuettes, ensuring everyone can take an Oscar home.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Bess picked up a menu and began to read out loud: "They're having something called Caesar Salad. The main course is salmon and asparagus. And for dessert there's...Chock Full of Chocolate Ice Cream."
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
Vocabulary lists containing dessert
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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Voilà: Croissant Lingo
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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