maître d'

Example Sentences

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He got into it with the maître d’: “You don’t trust that my date is not going to take pictures?”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

“A lot of times, you won’t even see the dog” until you seat the owners, said Ally Gallegos, a former maître d’ at an upscale neighborhood restaurant in the West Village.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

"I don't really see him as Fred Sirieix the maître d', I don't see him as anything other than my dad."

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024

He knows seemingly every staff member, from the maître d’ to the waiters.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2023

With a flourish, the maître d’ held back an armful of foliage so that Penelope could enter the leafy, secluded room.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood