How to Use mille-feuille in a Sentence
mille-feuille
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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
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For dessert, there will be banana mille-feuille ($14) and pain perdu ($15), or French toast.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
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Desserts like black tea panna cotta and topinambur mille-feuille were also delectable.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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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