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There’s even smoked short rib pastrami spilling out of a croissant.—Lela London, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 While standing in line, the aroma of baking croissants wafted, and the buzzing of espresso machines reverberated off the skeletal remains of an old church that now houses the café.—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025 The Station on Kings Sitting inside Lewes' old railroad station, The Station on Kings offers a pastry fix with a rotating roster of croissants and tarts, as well as savory options like house charcuterie served with brie and blueberry mint jam.—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025 Current products being tested include a Strato Frappuccino and croissants baked in-store.—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for croissant
Word History
Etymology
French, literally, crescent, from Middle French, from present participle of croistre to grow, from Latin crescere — more at crescent
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