gourmand
Example Sentences
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“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
"Never in your life have you tasted something so delicious, it's true. Wait . . ." Lalo effuses in Spanish, dancing around the stove like a happy gourmand as he plates his creation.
From Salon
Affable and a noted gourmand, Mr. Epstein struck up friendships with generations of writers, including Wilson, who had been a prominent literary critic since the 1920s.
From Washington Post
Apple Jr., the legendary New York Times scribe and gourmand whose rave of Le Pichet made it a must-stop for Francophiles and tourists, as well as many other food writers from The New York Times.
From Seattle Times
As horror movies go, “The Feast” is one for the gourmands, the kind of genre fans who like their thrills and kills to skew more avant-garde.
From Los Angeles Times
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