mise
Example Sentences
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The mise en scène is sumptuously prepared with flourishes of rococo drollery.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Without proper mise en place — ingredients prepped, broth warmed, tools within reach — you risk a gummy, stodgy disappointment.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025
In place of complicated recipes requiring a full afternoon of mise en place, she offers shortcuts designed to reduce anxiety and, crucially, the risk of giving up altogether.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2024
The other thing that is really important and will really help people is I encourage them to do their mise en place.
From Salon ● May 13, 2023
But for the mise en scène, and the dramatis personae surrounding him, any one passing at the moment might have mistaken him for an honest man, suffering from some grave and recent misfortune.
From The White Gauntlet by Mayne Reid
