mise

Example Sentences

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I understood the appeal of mise en place long before I ever embraced cleaning as I cooked.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

We had a whole bunch of ideas, like a five- or six-page document of different ideas, and a mise en place race was one of them.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023

“You know how a chef has a mise en place?” said Noel Casler, a podcaster and comedian.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2022

Once there, I barely recognized the mise en scene I’d detailed in the novel.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

L’on me vera attissee d’ung beau voille de lin blanc; mais je seray bien coiffee dans le cœur tout aultrement, puis que l’on m’a capucine mise dedans ce couvent.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen