a la carte
Example Sentences
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The airline’s strategy reflects a push toward a la carte pricing even for premium tickets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Experts say airlines started to really embrace the a la carte — or unbundled — pricing model when online travel-booking platforms came of age several years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
In these fast-moving, unpredictable times, Europe's leaders are increasingly turning to a la carte coalitions, alongside traditional organisations like Nato or the EU, which are larger and therefore often slower to react.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Spotify began selling audiobooks on an a la carte basis to U.S. users in September 2022; the following year it made 15 hours of audiobook listening available to premium subscribers in select countries every month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
This lunch is to have lemonade a la carte, and there isn’t a drop of water in the house.
From The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation by Lilian Garis
