as in horn
something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container cornets of pastry dough that were baked and later filled with cream

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Recent Examples of cornet In the late-aughts, at the restaurant French Laundry, in Yountville, California, Lena Kwak was tasked with finding a gluten-free alternative to the restaurant's iconic salmon cornets—small, crunchy wafer cones filled with salmon tartare to signal the beginning of the meal. Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024 Soloist Pacho Flores strode on stage in front of the San Diego Symphony, perilously carrying two trumpets and a cornet. Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024 Was having the cornet player there that night in Philly unusual? Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Nov. 2023 Bands in the 19th century had a wide range of formats and instrumentation, but all-brass ensembles were very common and often known as cornet bands. Catherine Baty, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for cornet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornet
Noun
  • Spencer made a U-turn and pursued the vehicle, flashing his headlights and blaring his horn.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The ears of a young ram are more noticeable than those of an old ram, whose ears are largely concealed by the massive horns.
    Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Passing through clear plastic tubes, muck was sliced into disks like hockey pucks.
    Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The water condenses on the glass and flows down a tube to emerge as fresh, drinkable water.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Cornet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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