- present tense form of caper (3rd person singular).
capers
Example Sentences
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Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
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
I had the kombu-cured Japanese hamachi with navel orange, capers, chili, and kohlrabi—bright, balanced, and just a little spicy.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026
It is a collection that stretches from Kansas to Tennessee to New York, with capers that have only grown more brazen over four decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
He told us about the sauce he was making, a putanesca, how he had prepared it the way Sophie taught him, shot full of capers, anchovies, olives, garlic, hot peppers.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
