Chez Definition & Meaning

American

British

Examples

chez American [shey] / ʃeɪ /

preposition

French.

1. at or in the home of; with.

chez British / ʃe /

preposition

1. at the home of

2. with, among, or in the manner of

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Example Sentences

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Now, though, he’s a contented family man operating a successful neighborhood bistro called Chez Paul—until fate comes calling and returns him to a life he’d just as soon forget.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gyngell’s culinary heroes included Alice Waters, whose Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, Calif., inspired legions of cooks to buy ingredients directly from farms.

From The Wall Street Journal

As now is often the case chez Disney, the meta-story here is more interesting than the film, which isn’t very good.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cal Peternell moved back to the area after a decades-long stint at the famed Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif. His restaurant, Finnbar, in Frenchtown, N.J., is a 12-minute drive from my house.

From The Wall Street Journal

Baumbach shot the Chez Jay sequence over two days, keeping the camera close enough to catch the tears.

From Los Angeles Times

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