- present tense form of caper (3rd person singular).
capers
Example Sentences
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Wild king salmon topped with tomatoes, olives and capers was accessorized with a puff pastry in the shape of a cartoon fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Pike perch tartare from Lake Oulujärvi rests on malt bread with capers and dill oil and a whisper of pine tar.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
Or maybe just revelling in the Canadian capers.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
Writer-director Joe Carnahan aims for the steadily heightening tension and astonishing action set pieces of great Michael Mann crime capers like “Heat” and “Thief,” but there’s a reason his film can’t match those classics.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
He lay down in the dirt and started squalling and screaming and cutting all kinds of capers.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
