maître d'

Example Sentences

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He got into it with the maître d’: “You don’t trust that my date is not going to take pictures?”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

"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

“You’re always welcome here,” the maître d’ replied.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2019

“After we spoke, I remembered some things. When I saw your mother in the restaurant, I asked the maître d’ to tell her that we’d be departing soon.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin