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So buying myself two croissants the morning after my son slept through the night after a week of nightly wakeups was right for me.—Channon Hodge, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 Breakfast features chorizo biscuit sandwiches ($11), shakshuka ($13) and bananas Foster crepes ($12), along with plain, chocolate and almond croissants on Sundays.—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025 An abundance of carbohydrates (croissants, baguettes, french fries, the works) were scattered throughout the itinerary.—Rachel Dube, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 Pastries Pastries, such as croissants, muffins, and donuts, are some of the unhealthiest breakfast choices.—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for croissant
Word History
Etymology
French, literally, crescent, from Middle French, from present participle of croistre to grow, from Latin crescere — more at crescent
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