How to Use pâté in a Sentence

pâté

noun
  • The pate en croute might come with pickled ginger and daikon.
    Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2021
  • Their texture inside, though, feels just a bit too soft, like a poultry pate.
    Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2021
  • But these are more like fruit pate and make aiding your digestion a total treat.
    ELLE, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The smooth pate texture is perfect for older dogs who have issues with their teeth.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • One came with a tin of plump sardines in olive oil, the other a tin of mackerel pate.
    Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Crispy, golden bunuelos filled with mushroom pate.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Think pate en croute, foie gras torchon and oysters, but with the Claudia twist.
    Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2021
  • On a sheet tray with parchment paper, pipe pate choux (using a round plain tip) into eight eclairs.
    Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Leave pate brisee to the pros and indulge in the summer’s best before pecan and pumpkin spice season hits.
    Megan Murphy, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2021
  • This delicious pate is perfect for Dachshunds and other small breeds.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The menu includes a seafood platter and stone crabs as well as caviar service, salads, pate and beef and fish dishes.
    Miami Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The kitchen’s popular pate en croute ($22), meat encased in pastry, will make a comeback.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Here, the hand rolls contain scallops with spicy mayo, shrimp tempura with mango, miso black cod with pumpkin puree, sea urchin with truffle pate, and more.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Takeout and dine-in Crab hush puppies, butcher’s country pate with Noble bread or a little gem salad kick things off.
    Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
  • When Anthony arrived, Kirk had plates of charcuterie, olives, and chicken pate sitting in front of him.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 21 June 2020
  • Just recently, Pera put a smooth mushroom pate on Coltivare’s menu, blanketed in a downy fluff of truffles.
    Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
  • At one point, Bruce Willis stopped a scene to remind Hamner, who like Willis is bald, to apply sunscreen to his pate.
    Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Starters include mojama, a marinated tuna with foie fat vinaigrette and sesame, as well as monkfish liver pate and, of course, oysters.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 June 2022
  • Some menu favorites will continue including the token burger, Georgian cheese bread and whitefish pate.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Wine tastings are offered and favorites can be ordered by the glass or by the bottle, along with cheeses and pates, at The Hayloft, a wine bar with a stunning lake view.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Garnished with a hefty pour of milk and a generous scoop of crushed ice, the mild brew accompanied by a pork pate banh mi is perfect picnic fare for a Houston spring day.
    Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Young will be on the main stage Friday in the expo center demonstrating the technique behind eclairs, profiteroles, and other pate choux pastries.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The charcuterie plate features proteins like soppressata and pate while the cheese plate is customizable for the customer.
    Alex Darus, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Scandinavians will often include herring in a larger midnight smorgasbord with smoked and pickled fish, pate and meatballs.
    Amanda Kludt, CNN, 25 Dec. 2021
  • Enlarge / Hitman 3's Dubai level, with Agent 47's pleasant pate moving through the crowd.
    Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Once the blind is up, the decoys go out, dozens and dozens of slate-gray figures in various standing positions, nearly all of them wearing the sandhill’s signature crimson pate.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Its menu includes a cheeseboard, chicken salad sliders, mushroom pate, Caesar salad, marinated olives and more.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Specialty pies vary from the ubiquitous pepperoni and hot honey to the Lake Monster, which features whitefish pate, capers, dill and more.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
  • In Tuscany and Umbria, the chicken liver pate on toast (crostini neri) is a delicious appetizer.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Gran Gusto also offers pizza, including one made with black truffle pate and prosciutto, and another with sausage and broccoli rabe, as well as plenty of classics.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2021

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