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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Those more interested in baked goods than baby blankets will want to head straight for the Framboisier fruit tart at Chez Fernand, located across from the Marigot waterfront.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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