a la mode
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It’s about 10 miles off our route but is an air-conditioned oasis of burgers, pie a la mode and endless ice water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Her hearty pecan pie recipe comes complete with a no-churn ice cream pairing, because no slice deserves to go without an a la mode moment.
From Salon ● May 30, 2022
Do we think that in five years’ time there’ll have been a massive kick back and proper Crazy Gang up-and-unders will be a la mode?
From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2019
On the desserts list: decadent cookies a la mode and kombucha floats.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2019
A diet of pork chops, pie a la mode, and chocolate was obviously better for your skin than healthy, nutritious plankton.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
It’s just the dish to celebrate Mel Brooks’s legacy: Mud pie, à la mode.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
The backdrop is a cubist cityscape; their hair is cropped in the manner of Parisian garçons; and their red lips and shaded eyes are thoroughly à la mode.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2018
It has remained there, waxing and waning à la mode.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2017
Don’t miss: The bleu cheese haystack -- a pile of shoestring fries covered in blue cheese and buffalo wing sauce -- and the apple-filled glazed doughnut served à la mode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2015
The Honourable Philippa sank back agitated à la mode.
From A Double Knot by George Manville Fenn
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