How to Use repast in a Sentence

repast

noun
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  • She offered us a light repast before we set out on our trip.
  • 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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