plural mignons
: filet mignon
Next came tender mignons of veal with pears; fillet of duck topped with a refreshing orange rind garnish … And we even made room for homemade chocolate.—
Alice Rubinstein Gochman
Alice Rubinstein Gochman… you can match your mignons … with a glass of Château Pichon-Longueville-Lalande 1981.—Harvey Steiman
Harvey SteimanExamples of mignon in a Sentence
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Filet mignon is a tender cut of beef that is sliced near the smaller end of a beef tenderloin.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
For $60 a person, guests can enjoy a three-course pre-fixe menu including chicken satay, shrimp satay, chicken lettuce wraps, Beijing chicken, spicy pepper mignon, chocolate layer cake, and more, with the option to add a signature lychee martini for $15.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Filet mignon and panna cotta
During the evening, Prime + Proper's staff waited on the kids, offering shared appetizers of salmon pate, dry-aged steak tartare and heirloom tomato.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024
Out flew the meat, memento mori mignon.
—Jack Fowler, National Review, 30 Apr. 2021
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
For $60 a person, guests can enjoy a three-course pre-fixe menu including chicken satay, shrimp satay, chicken lettuce wraps, Beijing chicken, spicy pepper mignon, chocolate layer cake, and more, with the option to add a signature lychee martini for $15.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
More:Downtown Detroit restaurant PAO made People magazine's 50 most beautiful list
Filet mignon and panna cotta
During the evening, Prime + Proper's staff waited on the kids, offering shared appetizers of salmon pate, dry-aged steak tartare and heirloom tomato.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024
Out flew the meat, memento mori mignon.
—Jack Fowler, National Review, 30 Apr. 2021
See All Example Sentences for mignon
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“Mignon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mignon. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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