mise

Example Sentences

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The mise en scène is sumptuously prepared with flourishes of rococo drollery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Then I just get at it: one big mise en place, one big protein cook-off, one big baked goods batch.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

In place of complicated recipes requiring a full afternoon of mise en place, she offers shortcuts designed to reduce anxiety and, crucially, the risk of giving up altogether.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

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

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 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