How to Use mille-feuille in a Sentence

mille-feuille

noun
  • But the series is also clear about the layers of scammery that are piling atop her like a grand fraudulent mille-feuille.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
  • For dessert, there will be banana mille-feuille ($14) and pain perdu ($15), or French toast.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Dinner is a little heartier—think tomato carpaccio, followed by chicken supreme, and an apple mille-feuille for dessert.
    Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Desserts like black tea panna cotta and topinambur mille-feuille were also delectable.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
  • Dinner is equally compelling, with dishes like Karoo lamb cutlets and milk tart mille-feuille, paired with stellar syrahs and chardonnays from the Cape.
    Mary Holland, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The slit details in the pencil skirts, sleek coats and color block knits and the mille-feuille dresses tapped into the codes of Jil Sander with great accuracy.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The couple tells Vogue that one of their first viral videos was of them making cabbage mille-feuille nabe, a Japanese dish of layered pork and cabbage in a dashi broth.
    Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The banana mille-feuille, is similar in flavor to the traditional French layered pastry dish, but it’s turned on its side and served with creamy marshmallow ice cream.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

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