continental breakfast
noun
often capitalized C
: a light breakfast (as of rolls or toast and coffee)
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Each day guests can enjoy a continental breakfast right in their room and later head down to the common area to chat with fellow guests over wine and cheese.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
Then, stick around after the tour for a tasty continental breakfast.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
On board, passengers receive a complimentary continental breakfast before arrival in coach, while travelers in private Roomettes or bedrooms are treated to complimentary meals, priority boarding, and a dedicated first class attendant.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
Students in the Carroll County Career and Technology Center’s culinary arts program prepared a continental breakfast for Interim State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright and state board President Clarence Crawford Wednesday before the state leaders got a behind-the-scenes tour of the center.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
Then, stick around after the tour for a tasty continental breakfast.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
On board, passengers receive a complimentary continental breakfast before arrival in coach, while travelers in private Roomettes or bedrooms are treated to complimentary meals, priority boarding, and a dedicated first class attendant.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
Students in the Carroll County Career and Technology Center’s culinary arts program prepared a continental breakfast for Interim State Superintendent of Schools Carey Wright and state board President Clarence Crawford Wednesday before the state leaders got a behind-the-scenes tour of the center.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
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“Continental breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continental%20breakfast. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
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