petit dejeuner
Example Sentences
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Two miles offshore we dropped the hook to partake in un petit dejeuner, warm croissants and bitter coffee made sweet with cream and sugar.
From Time Magazine Archive
After her petit dejeuner she had paced the tent, unable to sit still, dreading lest any moment might bring the return of the Sheik and frustrate her hopes.
From The Sheik by Hull, E. M. (Edith Maude)
Though the rent and the cleaning by the concierge would come to a little more, they would save on the petit dejeuner, which they could make themselves.
From Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Eight hours later Dawson came down to breakfast and found that Froissart, satisfied with his petit dejeuner of coffee and rolls, had already gone out.
From The Lost Naval Papers by Copplestone, Bennet
On Friday, September 29th, we left Grenoble and stopped at Voiron and were here treated, at 9:30 A. M., with a "petit dejeuner".
From A Journey Through France in War Time by Butler, Joseph G. (Joseph Green)
