How to Use repast in a Sentence
repast
noun- She offered us a light repast before we set out on our trip.
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The officer drove to the scene and found a large crowd at a repast.
— Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 13 June 2022 -
People who were leaving the repast ran for their lives.
— Ramon Antonio Vargas, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2020 -
If one round of reveillon repasts isn't enough to sate you, how about a second?
— Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 19 Dec. 2017 -
Still, that first simple repast remains by far the most special.
— Julia Reed, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2017 -
The repast was similarly such a dream: pork chops and bourbon with Berry!
— Nick Offerman, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2023 -
There was a repast table crammed with casseroles, Brunswick stew, fried chicken and key lime cake.
— Ellen Barry, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020 -
Round out your repast with one of Afghan Village’s lovely fresh fruit juices or soothing green tea.
— Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 14 Apr. 2021 -
Of course, no morning repast would be complete without a scoop of Greek yogurt.
— Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022 -
Here’s how: First, pick a neighborhood green space, trailhead, or lake as the backdrop of your special repast.
— Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2021 -
At night, Bar Margot will have a three-course Southern repast with three-cheese macaroni and cheese and green bean casserole.
— Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 -
After the funeral, a repast will be held at 3 p.m. at Renfroe Middle.
— Ajc Homepage, ajc, 30 Mar. 2018 -
His funeral, to be followed by a community repast, was to be held Friday, at the same church as Mr. Gray’s.
— Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 30 June 2016 -
Brunch is the perfect midday repast, especially when you’re allowed to sleep past 9 a.m. on the weekends.
— Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2021 -
There are also olive, fig, and walnut trees, which provide fresh repast for the family’s table.
— Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 10 Mar. 2017 -
More than 160 hunters, trappers, and anglers from around the state attended the Sunday afternoon repast.
— Kevin Riordan, Philly.com, 10 Apr. 2018 -
In New Orleans, killings often beget more killings, hence the precautions taken over Kirton’s repast.
— Ramon Antonio Vargas, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2020 -
Uncle Clifford goes to the after-funeral repast to pick up some chitlins for her grandmother.
— Dawn Burkes, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 -
The Ave Maria, the gospel choir, the smell of chrysanthemums in a church, the shiva basket, the repast, the wake, the stories, songs, tears and the hugs that smother kids in Auntie’s organza dress and magnolia perfume.
— Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2020 -
At the end of the play, the performers sit onstage, pass around bowls of food and happily proceed to enjoy a light repast as if exhausted from their efforts.
— Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022 -
Finally, round out your repast with carrot cake with orange cream cheese frosting.
— Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 29 Mar. 2021 -
The extreme temperatures helped preserve the bear’s soft tissue for 3,460 years, as well as remains of its final repasts — bird feathers and plants.
— Reuters, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2023 -
For an unforgettable open-air repast even closer to the ocean’s edge, head to Equis, which neighbors the lovely adult pool one level below.
— Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021 -
The authors estimate the jet from this TDE is traveling at 99.99 percent the speed of light, meaning the black hole is really chowing down on its stellar repast.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2022 -
When the news broke in Uvalde, one Buffalo family had just returned home from a repast after burying their relative.
— New York Times, 7 July 2022 -
If the weather's fine, consider an al fresco repast, picking up some snacks at Harrods famous food hall and enjoying them in nearby Hyde Park.
— Michelle Locke, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2018 -
So, whether for your holiday meal or just to treat yourself to an exceptionally filling repast, try one of these recipes this December.
— Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022 -
Research shows breakfast and lunch are also opportune times for family meals; parents can model the same healthy skills at any daily repast.
— Cara Rosenbloom, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2019 -
Down-jacket weather on Saturday didn’t stop restaurant customers from getting in a sit-down repast, something like death row inmates chowing down on one of their last meals.
— Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2020 -
Gunfire rang out after a funeral repast on Read Boulevard Tuesday evening, killing a woman and injuring a man, police said.
— Katy Reckdahl, NOLA.com, 11 Aug. 2020
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