How to Use petit four in a Sentence

petit four

noun
  • Swiftlet nests have been compared to caviar, petit fours, foie gras and even scones.
    — 1843, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Desserts range from homemade rhubarb and apple pie and petit fours for adults and homemade brownies for kids.
    — Donald Liebenson, Lake County News-Sun, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Make it as a sheet cake and frost with lemon cream cheese frosting, then cut the cake into single-serving petits fours.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • Set petit fours and cookies on the rack when glazing or icing them so any excess can drip to a pan below.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Yes, petit four cakes can be frozen as a way to get ahead of prep for a large gathering, or to extend the life of any leftovers.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • As pretty as petits fours, these luscious little two-bite gems can be finished with any kind of berry or preserves.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
  • And with petit fours and a pink fan by her side, Grimes certainly looked ready for any spectral function.
    — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2017
  • While folks go to Campbell’s for different treats, our favorite is their petit fours.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Think of it as the petit four's younger sister, a one-bite round cake, less sweet and far more adventurous in flavor.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Mocha-chocolate petit fours, each topped with a fresh raspberry, were among the pastry offerings.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Just as the petit fours were being served, the designer—wearing his trademark leather jacket—popped in to say hello.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 May 2019
  • Jessica Cole, always had the urge to bring people together over petit fours and saucers.
    — Ella Riley-Adams, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Come hungry as a horse to tackle the English cheese trolley, the four pages of single malt whisky options, and the petit fours.
    — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
  • To wrap up the cozy evening, dainty petit fours were served for dessert—a touch of sweet in anticipation of today’s Halloween sugar rush.
    — Vogue, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Dessert was strawberry sable with lemon verbena cream followed by a selection of assorted fresh fruits, then coffee and petit fours.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 3 June 2019
  • Instead, it was followed by a final bite in the form of a single petit four featuring the menu’s only evident inclusion of chocolate.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
  • Traditional pumpkin pie, cheesecake, petit fours, and cannoli finish the meal.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • At Madcap the price is $7 for four bite-sized cubes that look like petit fours layered with almond cake, the liver mousse, hibiscus gelee and a flower garnish.
    — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Food and drink Dainty petit fours and excellent cappuccinos are served in the lounge and library, but the dining scene centers around that rooftop restaurant.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Just don’t forget that garden parties are never without a tray of finger sandwiches, pitcher of tea, and petit fours, pretty much regardless of theme!
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Tips When Preparing Petit Fours Ahead Making petit fours ahead can be a great time saver, and a good way to take some of the stress off of your plate before a big event.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Fresh grapes and assorted fruit, an outstanding assortment of cheeses, jambalaya, pastries and petit fours and bread pudding with assorted sauces including caramel whiskey cream, bananas Foster, dark chocolate rum and white chocolate.
    — Ann Benoit, NOLA.com, 6 May 2018
  • But for all their ideological similarities, Sanders and Warren are in many ways as different as ice cream and petit fours — one a reliable, simple classic; the other, a less familiar, refined taste.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2019
  • One of her majesty’s diplomats imparted this nugget of patrician contempt to me in October 2018 at a black-tie fundraiser in Washington, sometime between the petits fours and Boris Johnson’s after-dinner routine.
    — Dominic Green, WSJ, 10 July 2019

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