palate
Example Sentences
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Akers has just the palate cleanser in “To Kill a Cook”, a homage to 1970s Manhattan and its fine dining temples.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The blending of the mundane and the magical "may not suit every palate", said the Telegraph's Anita Singh in her four-star review, "but this is clearly a labour of love for Crook."
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Cho applies this culinary overlap to his first Slow Food Fast contribution, bringing a Korean palate to salmon cooked en papillote—French for “in paper,” a method for steam-roasting ingredients in a pouch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
These included specialized teeth, changes in the palate and diaphragm that supported more efficient breathing and metabolism, and likely features such as warm-bloodedness and fur.
From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026
He sniffed suspiciously, trying to smelL But his palate was gone, both for smell and taste, and he had a headache.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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