How to Use fortune cookie in a Sentence

fortune cookie

noun
  • At the end of the meal, the waitress left a tray on which the bill and a fortune cookie sat.
    — Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Panda Express may owe you more than just a free fortune cookie.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • When the fortune cookies were passed out, Cy the Cynic wouldn’t open his.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
  • The French Silk pie that came with the fortune cookies didn't appear on the bill.
    — Kyle Stokes, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
  • What about red bean buns, almond jelly, mooncake, dan tat or even fortune cookies?
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
  • Little bags that once held fortune cookies, with pagodas faintly printed on them in red.
    — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • Ready for a first look and for one of the characters to find out their fortune – courtesy of a fortune cookie?
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Don’t ignore the lucky numbers on the back of your fortune cookie’s paper fortune.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Carefully, Morris said, or the whole thing could fold up like a fortune cookie.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2018
  • But part of his inspiration came from cracking open a fortune cookie.
    — The Economist, 24 Feb. 2018
  • There’s a piece of fortune cookie wisdom passed around the Twitterverse.
    — Kyle Whitmire, al, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Guests can now purchase a bouquet that includes 12 fortune cookies in a range of colors.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 7 May 2024
  • Should poetry look like the zero-carb fortune cookies of Rupi Kaur?
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Guests can now purchase a bouquet includes 12 fortune cookies with a range of colors.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
  • Feng also uses some of the batter to make giant fortune cookies with a machine that Yee left him.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
  • After dinner, the sole dessert on the menu is pineapple soft serve with pineapple-bun crumble, garnished with a fortune cookie.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2022
  • After all, who doesn’t get cheered up just a bit by finding an Easter Egg or reading a fortune cookie?
    — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2022
  • Become a regular, and the fortune cookie at the end of your meal might have a personalized message inside.
    — Nicola Chilton, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The culinary team on Air Force One served beef stir fry and fortune cookies to the delegation.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • All fortune cookies must be written in the United States of America.
    — Bob Eckstein, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Pei-Pei is the owner of the restaurant that serves Tess and Anna the fortune cookies that turn their worlds upside down.
    — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Issvoran says he’s learned that fortune cookies can be a tool to celebrate cultures while bringing people together.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Naturally, there was a social media-ready hashtag that includes the emoji for a fortune cookie.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2020
  • Inside the fortune cookie factory, the room was dim, fragrant with warm vanilla, and packed with antique machinery.
    — Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • There’s the Chiara, a sculptural top-handle shoulder bag that folds inward to create a wristlet evoking the shape of a fortune cookie.
    — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The foreshadowing of Pike's TOS fate through fortune cookie was fun.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2019
  • Visitors will get a free skewer of the spiced-to-order chicken, a free water or soft drink, a fortune cookie and a chance to pose with a panda cosplayer.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2019
  • The more mystical residents of Echo Park swear the sign works like a giant rotating fortune cookie or tarot card.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2019
  • Villaraigosa flitted around the racers’ VIP tent, spotted a bowl of fortune cookies and made a beeline.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The goal was to train artificial intelligence to create the sort of generic messages that someone might find in fortune cookies.
    — Peter Holley, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018

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