au gratin
adjective
au gra·tin
ō-ˈgrä-tᵊn 
ȯ-,
-ˈgra-
: covered with bread crumbs or grated cheese and browned (as under a broiler)
au gratin
adverb
Examples of au gratin in a Sentence
They served potatoes au gratin with the fish.
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There’s a burger and several steaks, a shrimp cocktail and a tuna carpaccio, a Waldorf-ish salad and potatoes au gratin.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Guests can choose from classics like crawfish etouffee and seafood gumbo or branch out with dishes like crab meat au gratin and homemade chili.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
The Saratoga Street restaurant offered four potato varieties: au gratin, julienne, hash brown and Lyonnaise.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2025
Gulf seafood is a staple here, don’t miss the Greek-style snapper, crab and lobster au gratin, and gumbo.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Guests can choose from classics like crawfish etouffee and seafood gumbo or branch out with dishes like crab meat au gratin and homemade chili.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
The Saratoga Street restaurant offered four potato varieties: au gratin, julienne, hash brown and Lyonnaise.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2025
Gulf seafood is a staple here, don’t miss the Greek-style snapper, crab and lobster au gratin, and gumbo.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for au gratin
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“Au gratin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/au%20gratin. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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