variants
or creme
plural crèmes or cremes
ˈkrem(z) 
ˈkrēmz
1
: a sweet liqueur
2
: cream or a preparation made with or resembling cream used in cooking
3
Examples of crème in a Sentence
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For dessert, find an almond cake, topped with blood orange supremes, almond slivers and powdered sugar served over a silky creme Anglaise.
—
Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
The Polish pastries — filled with fruit, creme, custard or mousse, and dusted and/or glazed with sugar — can be found at these area bakeries.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2024
Here's a look at some of the new items available at Footprint Center for the WNBA All-Star Game:
Two-foot-long Sonoran dog: a two-foot-long hot dog topped with chorizo, pineapple pico de gallo and cilantro creme.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2024
The morning routine goes a little like this: a brisk stroll up the road to the Bar Tabac des Alpilles, where the owner Patrick brings out coffees (café express for my dad, café creme for me) and one of the other early morning regulars hands us a newspaper to thumb through.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024
The Santa Cruz bakery offers an impressive collection of baguettes and pastries, including croissants, fruit tarts, kouign amann, eclairs and creme puffs.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
The classic chocolate Oreo cookies sandwiched a layer of chocolate creme and wafer crumbs.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
The white that's a slight creme, however, is a different story.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Other specialty cocktails on Vang’s menu include El Diablo (repo tequila, creme cassis), Paper Planes (bourbon, aperol, amaro nonino) and Vieux Carre (rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth and benedictine).
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2024
Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
The Polish pastries — filled with fruit, creme, custard or mousse, and dusted and/or glazed with sugar — can be found at these area bakeries.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2024
Here's a look at some of the new items available at Footprint Center for the WNBA All-Star Game:
Two-foot-long Sonoran dog: a two-foot-long hot dog topped with chorizo, pineapple pico de gallo and cilantro creme.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2024
The morning routine goes a little like this: a brisk stroll up the road to the Bar Tabac des Alpilles, where the owner Patrick brings out coffees (café express for my dad, café creme for me) and one of the other early morning regulars hands us a newspaper to thumb through.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024
The Santa Cruz bakery offers an impressive collection of baguettes and pastries, including croissants, fruit tarts, kouign amann, eclairs and creme puffs.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
The classic chocolate Oreo cookies sandwiched a layer of chocolate creme and wafer crumbs.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
The white that's a slight creme, however, is a different story.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 28 May 2024
Other specialty cocktails on Vang’s menu include El Diablo (repo tequila, creme cassis), Paper Planes (bourbon, aperol, amaro nonino) and Vieux Carre (rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth and benedictine).
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2024
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“Crème.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cr%C3%A8me. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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