maître d'
Example Sentences
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"I don't really see him as Fred Sirieix the maître d', I don't see him as anything other than my dad."
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024
He knows seemingly every staff member, from the maître d’ to the waiters.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2023
At Washington’s upscale Sans Souci restaurant, business was “dragging” during the hearings, its maître d’ said, because people “were home watching television.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022
For much of the game, being a Raiders offensive lineman frequently meant being an oversized maître d’: “Your running back, sir.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2021
My jacket belongs to the restaurant and was offered as a loan by the maître d’, who apparently thought I would feel more comfortable dressed to lead a high-school marching band.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
