How to Use hors d'oeuvre in a Sentence

hors d'oeuvre

noun
  • There will be heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer, tea and coffee.
    'sam' Boyer/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • And, of course, there was alcohol and hors d'oeuvres were around.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 4 Dec. 2019
  • The price includes two drink tickets and hors d'oeuvres.
    Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served, and the event will feature a silent auction.
    Michelle Mullins, Naperville Sun, 19 Sep. 2017
  • The event offers diners a chance to vote on their favorite hors d'oeuvres.
    Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 8 Jan. 2018
  • The menu includes hors d'oeuvres, a buffet dinner and dessert.
    Courant Community, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Use up leftover ham in this hot take on an hors d'oeuvre classic.
    Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 31 Mar. 2020
  • For hors d'oeuvres, halve the bread or cut triangles and sprinkle with lemon juice.
    Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Serve with cheese and bread and other light hors d'oeuvres to pull your meal plan together.
    Sophie Dweck, townandcountrymag.com, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The mingling event, which is from 2 to 4 p.m., includes hors d'oeuvre inspired by the cuisine of the Rhone Valley, in France’s south.
    Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2018
  • The event includes tastings of wine, craft beer, whiskey as well as a selection of hors d'oeuvres.
    Daily Southtown, 18 Oct. 2017
  • An open house will be 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.
    Forrest Sellers, Cincinnati.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The evening featured auctions, hors d'oeuvres, a buffet, and a cocktail hour.
    Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The reception will be held next door at the Head of School's home and will feature hors d'oeuvres and beverages.
    Courant Community, 13 Mar. 2018
  • For those brave enough to attempt a dish, the wild mushroom tarte flambée is a great hors d'oeuvre (recipe below).
    Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 19 Oct. 2013
  • Dinners of steak and seafood come with a classic supper club hors d'oeuvre tray, soup and salad.
    Chelsey Lewis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Guests sample hors d'oeuvres from 13 of Cleveland's best chefs, then vote for their favorite dish.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2020
  • The event also features cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction.
    Sun-Sentinel.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Cocktail hour followed, improved by the chef's hors d'oeuvres.
    Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2019
  • The evening will feature hors d'oeuvres and drink tastings, along with lively music.
    Courant Community, 1 May 2018
  • For $500, guests can skip the dinner, but listen to the performances and enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and dessert.
    Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2018
  • While the recipe calls for serving two kabobs as a main dish, one kabob per person brings a filling option to the hors d'oeuvres table.
    Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2023
  • During cocktails, guests were treated to passed hors d'oeuvres, and hundreds of candles were lit as soon as the sun set.
    Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Nov. 2019
  • There will be special guests, music, drinks and party hors d'oeuvres.
    Jane Napier Neely, latimes.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • His pumpkin pie, for instance, is the size of a quarter, served as an hors d'oeuvre, and filled with chicken-liver mousse.
    Steven Raichlen, Esquire, 12 Nov. 2010
  • Wow the crowd with this new take on the traditional Southern deviled egg hors d'oeuvre.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
  • People attending the mixer brought along a wide array of hors d'oeuvres to share.
    Jane Napier Neely, latimes.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The event will include hors d'oeuvres, a three-course dinner, a live disc jockey, raffles, silent and live auctions and an open bar.
    Staff Report, Aurora Beacon-News, 2 Mar. 2018
  • The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception, open bar, hors d'oeuvres and silent auction.
    Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • This dish can be dense enough to serve as an entrée or makes a great hors d'oeuvre with crusty bread and cornichons, which are tiny crisp pickles.
    Foren Clark, CNN, 30 May 2022

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