How to Use mousse in a Sentence

mousse

noun
  • With meat and mousse like that, all was very well, thank you very much.
    Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022
  • The airy water mousse is a cinch to apply and dries quickly.
    Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The pops of color are welcome sights, although the mousse struck me as too sweet.
    Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Tufts of mousse are a mound of fun coaxed from white chocolate and Parmesan cheese.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
  • The heat from the rollers will activate this mousse and give the look a stronger memory.
    ELLE, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Yes, the cheese and bread alone would be perfection, but save room for the chocolate mousse!
    Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Stuff the tomatoes with the mousse, firmly pressing the filling down.
    Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2022
  • The flavor is light, milky and sweet, like a strawberry mousse cake.
    Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The La Grande Dame 2012 has toasty notes of crème brûlée with an ultra-zippy mousse.
    Lela London, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The mousse's job is to help to dial up the volume and give more definition to the curls.
    Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2023
  • As a sweet touch, a trio of chocolate mousse tarts, lemon tarts, and chocolate cake pops were served.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The new dessert is a white and dark chocolate mousse stones, olive oil basil cake, lemon foam and dark cocoa soil.
    Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2022
  • This Italian dessert option is like the mash-up of mousse and custard.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Bread and butter were on the menu for $12, priced the same as a tempting chicken liver mousse.
    Noah Lederman, Bon Appétit, 9 June 2022
  • The final step of most protective styles is setting the hair in place with mousse.
    Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 10 Sep. 2022
  • La Prairie’s Foam Cleanser transforms from a rich cream to a silky mousse that deftly sloughs away dirt and oils.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The mini yellow cake is filled with Dole Whip mousse and topped with a cherry.
    Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022
  • The mini yellow cake was filled with Dole Whip mousse and topped with a cherry.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The purpose of the gelatin was to set the mousse filling so that the Charlotte could be unmolded and sliced for serving.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
  • This gets dumped into a blender with cream cheese, which gives the mousse its body and a pleasantly salty note.
    G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Pro tip: add mousse for an even stronger hold that will last from breakfast to happy hour.
    Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Use a frizz-fighting oil or mousse to achieve smoother-than-glass results.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024
  • To create the look, King primed the hair with a mousse, using the Dyson Supersonic and a round brush to smooth and straighten the hair.
    Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2022
  • The salon owner adds that a tight-hold mousse or the balm-like Liquid Spell from Davines on wet or dry hair will do the trick.
    Amina Ayoud, Allure, 12 May 2022
  • Desserts are cheesecake, tiramisu and chocolate mousse.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The confection, made of corn mousse, crema, cake and cookie, is designed to look like corn on the cob.
    Joyce Koh, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
  • Aged four years on the lees, this bubbly has a creamy mousse-like texture and vibrant rich notes of pear and apple.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 25 June 2022
  • The finished batter will be thick and glossy, almost like a soft pudding or mousse.
    Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2022
  • This fast-acting mousse gives you a light tan in as little as 60 minutes or a deep, dark tan in three hours.
    Cristina Montemayor, SELF, 27 May 2022
  • For longer-lasting waves, add at least a golf-ball-size dollop of mousse to damp locks and blow-dry them smooth on low speed.
    Amber Kallor, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022

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