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a la mode

[ah luh mohd, al-uh-, a la mawd] / ˌɑ lə ˈmoʊd, ˌæl ə-, a la ˈmɔd /
ADJECTIVE
with ice cream
Synonyms


à la mode


ADJECTIVE
with ice cream
Synonyms


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Do we think that in five years’ time there’ll have been a massive kick back and proper Crazy Gang up-and-unders will be a la mode?

From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2019

The most entertaining dessert arrives when you ask for bread pudding to be served a la mode.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2019

So I used to eat something called boeuf a la mode, which was a brisket braised in red wine with mushrooms, bacon and onion.

From Salon ● May 25, 2019

Go there for 21 kinds of pie — and four scoops of vanilla ice cream, if you ask for it a la mode.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2018

A diet of pork chops, pie a la mode, and chocolate was obviously better for your skin than healthy, nutritious plankton.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

The backdrop is a cubist cityscape; their hair is cropped in the manner of Parisian garçons; and their red lips and shaded eyes are thoroughly à la mode.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2018

It has remained there, waxing and waning à la mode.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2017

Don’t miss: The bleu cheese haystack -- a pile of shoestring fries covered in blue cheese and buffalo wing sauce -- and the apple-filled glazed doughnut served à la mode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2015

Goodbye baked chicken breasts; hello pot roast with chestnut-braised green beans and pumpkin pie à la mode.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2012

I was always soft-hearted, but red eyes at a dinner party are not à la mode.

From The Love Affairs of Pixie by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey


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