amuse-bouche
noun
ə-ˈmyüz-ˈbüsh 
ˈä-ˌmüz-ˈbüsh
ˈä-ˌmüz-ˈbüsh
-ˌmᵫz-
plural amuse-bouches also amuses-bouches
ə-ˈmyüz-büsh
-ˈbü-shəz,
ˈä-ˌmüz-ˈbüsh
-ˈbü-shəz,
-ˌmᵫz-
: a small complimentary appetizer offered at some restaurants
Examples of amuse-bouche in a Sentence
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Assorted amuse-bouche • Tom hat watch: another straw fedora!
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 June 2024
What follows are nine amuses-bouches and 10 courses presented with balletic service that requires many hands on deck.
—Heather Platt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
Standout dishes included a variety of amuse-bouches showing off a simple selection of the ranch’s fruit and veggies with goat cheese from the creamery.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
All the while, cognoscenti of the automobile sate themselves with select wines and amuse-bouche, the latter from no less than five Michelin-starred culinary destinations.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
To close the night, guests enjoyed a selection of amuse-bouche treats and fresh gelato near the pool house.
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—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
The waiter arrives with an amuse-bouche, with compliments from the chef: arancini, a rice ball with sweet peas, mozzarella, and pear.
—Carl Swanson, Vulture, 21 May 2024
This is merely the amuse-bouche, a single serving of playoff preparation before Wednesday’s Play-In opener allowed the Knicks to fully indulge in the main course.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024
The $130 million amuse-bouche to summer blockbuster season got off to a rough start with a $28.5 million opening, coming in under expectations.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 12 May 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 June 2024
What follows are nine amuses-bouches and 10 courses presented with balletic service that requires many hands on deck.
—Heather Platt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
Standout dishes included a variety of amuse-bouches showing off a simple selection of the ranch’s fruit and veggies with goat cheese from the creamery.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
All the while, cognoscenti of the automobile sate themselves with select wines and amuse-bouche, the latter from no less than five Michelin-starred culinary destinations.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
To close the night, guests enjoyed a selection of amuse-bouche treats and fresh gelato near the pool house.
.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
The waiter arrives with an amuse-bouche, with compliments from the chef: arancini, a rice ball with sweet peas, mozzarella, and pear.
—Carl Swanson, Vulture, 21 May 2024
This is merely the amuse-bouche, a single serving of playoff preparation before Wednesday’s Play-In opener allowed the Knicks to fully indulge in the main course.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2024
The $130 million amuse-bouche to summer blockbuster season got off to a rough start with a $28.5 million opening, coming in under expectations.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 12 May 2024
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