How to Use repast in a Sentence

repast

noun
  • She offered us a light repast before we set out on our trip.
  • A little repast for the news-weary.
    Brooke Greenberg, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The officer drove to the scene and found a large crowd at a repast.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 13 June 2022
  • If one round of reveillon repasts isn't enough to sate you, how about a second?
    Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Still, that first simple repast remains by far the most special.
    Julia Reed, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2017
  • Of course, no morning repast would be complete without a scoop of Greek yogurt.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Finally, round out your repast with carrot cake with orange cream cheese frosting.
    Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Officials said a motorist drove a vehicle by the repast and someone in it fired shots at a crowd.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Round out your repast with one of Afghan Village’s lovely fresh fruit juices or soothing green tea.
    Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 14 Apr. 2021
  • There are also olive, fig, and walnut trees, which provide fresh repast for the family’s table.
    Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 10 Mar. 2017
  • This tasty if not particularly healthy repast will be served on Shudder later this year.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Uncle Clifford goes to the after-funeral repast to pick up some chitlins for her grandmother.
    Dawn Burkes, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022
  • Two people were killed at a funeral repast on Detroit's east side in late February.
    Terell Bailey, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Thirlkill says about 100 people were attending the repast, and the shooting appeared to happen in a parking lot.
    Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Fashion provides people with a delicious repast and then prepares itself to serve another.
    Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Research shows breakfast and lunch are also opportune times for family meals; parents can model the same healthy skills at any daily repast.
    Cara Rosenbloom, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2019
  • At night, Bar Margot will have a three-course Southern repast with three-cheese macaroni and cheese and green bean casserole.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
  • At the end of the play, the performers sit onstage, pass around bowls of food and happily proceed to enjoy a light repast as if exhausted from their efforts.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Police in Detroit say one person was injured after a shot was fired and a fight broke out at a funeral repast on Friday.
    Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • In New Orleans, killings often beget more killings, hence the precautions taken over Kirton’s repast.
    Ramon Antonio Vargas, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • For an unforgettable open-air repast even closer to the ocean’s edge, head to Equis, which neighbors the lovely adult pool one level below.
    Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Detroit police are investigating a gunfight that left two men injured Saturday evening at a repast on the city's east side.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • So, whether for your holiday meal or just to treat yourself to an exceptionally filling repast, try one of these recipes this December.
    Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • When the news broke in Uvalde, one Buffalo family had just returned home from a repast after burying their relative.
    New York Times, 7 July 2022
  • More than 160 hunters, trappers, and anglers from around the state attended the Sunday afternoon repast.
    Kevin Riordan, Philly.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Down-jacket weather on Saturday didn’t stop restaurant customers from getting in a sit-down repast, something like death row inmates chowing down on one of their last meals.
    Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2020
  • In a larger context, this quintessentially Bengali phrase has come to mean a repast of tea and snacks that encompasses a tradition deeply ingrained in the culture.
    Madhushree Basu Roy, Saveur, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The extreme temperatures helped preserve the bear’s soft tissue for 3,460 years, as well as remains of its final repasts — bird feathers and plants.
    Reuters, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Funeral planning was still underway as of the afternoon of March 3, but the service and repast are expected to be well attended.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Gunfire rang out after a funeral repast on Read Boulevard Tuesday evening, killing a woman and injuring a man, police said.
    Katy Reckdahl, NOLA.com, 11 Aug. 2020

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