How to Use escargot in a Sentence

escargot

noun
  • Hence a carrot grain bowl parked amid the escargots, steak frites and tuna nicoise.
    — Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Bring on the escargots, foie gras, sashimi and sushi, oysters and caviar!
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Fletcher closes the video by panning to five escargot on the plate.
    — Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2022
  • Clean, garlicky escargots wear a half-moon top hat of buttery puff pastry.
    — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Think French onion soup and escargot bathed in garlic butter.
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The shells of the snails were not cleaned, and the butter that accompanies the escargot was not made.
    — Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Lobster tail, foie gras, escargot, all the superstars are here.
    — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2017
  • Go for the escargot but stay for the funky decor and the restaurant's lively staff who will treat you like family.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2022
  • No, not butter made from snails, but rather, the emerald-green garlic butter used for escargots.
    — David Tanis, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Milton Inn isn’t the only place to nibble escargot these days.
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Stop by Edwins for a salade niçoise, escargots, frog legs, and plenty of fromage, of course.
    — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The requisite escargot did not taste fishy or rubbery - a nice buttery light nosh with garlic.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • His masterpiece is called the escargot, a swirl of savory brioche dough with olive oil between its many warm and flaky layers.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Other highlights from the new menu include a veal osso bucco in escargot sauce and duck liver pate on toast.
    — Sarah Tan, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2017
  • Dine alfresco in the quiet back courtyard on escargots, French onion soup, and moules frites.
    — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Expect all of the service pieces Tronche has always wanted, from cheese carts all the way down to new escargot spoons.
    — Celestina Blok, star-telegram, 8 Mar. 2018
  • While the escargot themselves are delicately chewy, the pastry is light and airy.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Follow with escargots en vol-au-vent, gnocchi à la Parisienne and boeuf bourguignon.
    — Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Count on escargots, onion soup, boudin noir, roast chicken, tripe and daily specials like bouillabaisse.
    — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2016
  • Frog legs, offal and escargot at fine dining establishments are prepared by some of the world’s top chefs.
    — Nick Rahaim, SFChronicle.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • France is not just escargots and the Moulin Rouge (though both are, indeed, essential).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The menu features French classics like steak frites, tartines, buttery escargots, crisp salade niçoise and tarte au citron.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the video, the couple is dining al fresco as Rodgers de-shells his escargot with special utensils.
    — Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2022
  • Brunch and dinner menus feature items like escargot, gnocchi, spring pea and asparagus salad and desserts.
    — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The escargot were lukewarm and limp despite the promise that the snails were roasted in a bath of walnut-garlic butter.
    — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2019
  • The menu includes watermelon and arugula salad, crispy escargot, seared salmon, surf and turf, mixed berry cobbler and more.
    — Sarah Meehan, baltimoresun.com, 2 May 2017
  • Timeless French dishes like duck a l'orange and escargot made the menu, along with fine dining options like filet mignon topped with truffle and foie gras.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
  • French classics—steak tartare, moules frites, buttery escargots—are served with bottles (and bottles) of Bordeaux.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2017
  • The two later headed to a nearby French bistro where the reality star enjoyed a meal of escargot.
    — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • When last in town, Lady Gaga dined on martinis and escargot at this French cafe/beer garden.
    — John Ortved, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2018

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