How to Use canapé in a Sentence

canapé

noun
  • There was champagne and canapes, and, at the Perrotin store, next to his main first floor gallery, frozen ice desserts.
    — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024
  • The plow, in short, has been cleaned, polished and turned on its side as a salver to serve adorable canapes in a posh lounge that once was a barn.
    — Mike Dunne, sacbee, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The dinner menu opens with a few two-buck canapes, the sort of thing some restaurants deliver gratis as an amuse-bouche.
    — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 13 July 2017
  • An event at the Avant family home wasn’t a stodgy affair with canapes, friends recalled.
    — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Cocktail hours—with canapes and your choice of drinks, headlined by whisky and Champagne—led to three-course dinners.
    — Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
  • And a complimentary evening cocktail and canapes are a thoughtful touch.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Also included are après ski canapes, which meet you at the door upon returning from the slopes—along with flutes of champagne.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Every stay comes with three hours of spa treatments per day and a private fitness trainer, along with sundown cocktails and canapes.
    — Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2020
  • Stone weighed in for the appetizer and a surprise canape course, while Cimarusti judged the entrée and dessert dishes.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Try it as a base on flatbread or pizza, or spread it on canapes topped with sliced olives, Manchego cheese, or Spanish chorizo.
    — Eric Velasco, AL.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Prom is canceled, too -- so the budget that would've covered the photo booths, catered canapes, DJ and dance floor has gone to waste.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Traditionally entertainment is always light, like a canape or a quick lunch that’s low on transfat.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 July 2020
  • As with much of the ball’s menu, the fish and chips will be served in purposefully smaller portions, almost as a canape, so people can walk around while noshing.
    — Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Fundraisers have gone from cocktails and canapes with dozens of donors to e-mail, snail mail and video solicitations for campaign cash from candidates.
    — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2020
  • Ben, making good on the promise to lead with a better mindset, agrees to move lunch up 45 minutes and appease the guests with canapes in the meantime.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Wolfe savaged the evening with a portrait of the fashionably liberal crowd engaging with militants over canapes.
    — Thomas Curwen, sacbee, 15 May 2018
  • The Academy Awards are a chance to break out ballots, champagne and canapes, to place bets on the outcomes and sigh over the red-carpet dresses.
    — Alyssa Rosenberg, chicagotribune.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Mix the remaining 1/4 cup bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese and sprinkle the canapes evenly with the mixture.
    — NOLA.com, 9 May 2017
  • Bartolotta, a two-time James Beard Award-winning chef, will be working with Bradley to prepare the canapes course.
    — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The presidential election is too close for comfort for either side, and a loss would be too devastating to be accompanied by canapes.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Guests board a fleet of luxury buses, where they are offered champagne and canapes on the way to Maker's Mark Distillery.
    — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Rascal has a flat-top roof where the group gathered most nights for canapes and sundowners at anchor, or when under way, sat in lounges on the sun deck, watching the islands in the distance.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Leaving guests standing around at the end of a long day nursing cocktails and nibbling on liliputian canapes (however delicious) only leaves them famished and restless.
    — Susan Fales-Hill, Town & Country, 28 Oct. 2016
  • Stone Bank Farm is offering a farm-fresh, three-course take-home dinner for two, with heating and plating instructions, a canape and chocolate mousse dessert.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2021
  • This event recognizes a student's ability to prepare cold dishes such as salads, hors d'oeuvres, appetizers, canapes, pates and terrines.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com, 13 May 2018
  • On a recent afternoon, the green velvet banquette hosts a younger crowd for asparagus canapes, coronation chicken salad, vanilla macarons, chocolate bombes, and the requisite scones.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
  • Sit down for an aperitivo—perhaps a Negroni or spritz accompanied by delicious canapes and nibbles—at San Carlo.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Amidst the familiar faces of the Vogue Club community, attendees savored refreshing spritzes and a delectable array of canapes.
    — Vogue Club, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Guests were served canapes including a surprisingly brilliant mango and mung bean tartare plus chicken teriyaki kebabs, all washed down with elegant Hugo Spritz and espresso martinis.
    — Partner Content, Variety, 9 May 2026
  • Additionally, the cabin features an onboard lounge for passengers to enjoy with its own dedicated bartender serving up a selection of premium beverages and canapes.
    — Michael Capetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026

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