lagniappe

Example Sentences

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There will undoubtedly be some who find nits to pick, but it’s hard to imagine any less-than-obsessed fans unhappy with this lagniappe, apart from its comparative brevity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The Post offered a lexical lagniappe in the form of “graupel” as reported in the March 27 Metro article “Winter’s remnants linger on Saturday.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

In his essential book "Imbibe," David Wondrich calls the Sazerac — created in the Crescent City before the turn of the 20th century — "New Orleans' own liquid lagniappe."

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2021

The rest of the trip was lagniappe: fishing, playing games, hanging out around the camp.

From Washington Times • Nov. 7, 2020

I've had enough;' the other party says, 'But just this one time more—this is for lagniappe.'

From Life on the Mississippi, Part 9. by Twain, Mark