a la carte

Example Sentences

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While Williams-Sonoma offers a number of complete Thanksgiving dinners for delivery—including one featuring a Cajun-style fried turkey, and another with a honey-glazed ham—the kitchenware and gourmet-food retailer also offers dozens of à la carte offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

They offer omakase and à la carte sushi.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2025

“Customers should have to pay for side dishes à la carte, so they only order what they will finish,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

For comparison, if you were to order those three meats off the à la carte menu, it would cost just under $130 total.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

I intimated my wish to dine à la carte; and instantly the waiter placed the tariff before me, with its list of dishes and prices.

From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken