gourmand
Example Sentences
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So your giftee is a gourmand, a big-league griller, a hot-sauce head.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Ariana Grande’s “Sweet Like Candy” and iconic “Cloud” scents are known for their sugary, cotton candy-esque, gourmand profiles.
From Salon • Aug. 12, 2025
Van Buren, the incumbent, was a gourmand and “loved all things French food,” said Bruce Kraig, author of “A Rich and Fertile Land: A History of Food in America.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024
“He should be sitting in a quiet corner, hoping that this thing passes,” Waltz marveled with a gleam in his eye, like a gourmand about to dig into a particularly elaborate dessert.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023
This, from a man who had a reputation for being quite the gourmand, was telling in and of itself.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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