1
: a gem having the shape of a narrow rectangle
also
: the shape itself
2
: a long thin loaf of French bread
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The pictures show two limp pieces of zucchini and what appear to be a charred, moldy pepper on a small baguette.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
This culinary capital’s breadth of bakeries and pastry shops (now home to more than 1,300) is reason enough to book a flight; your itinerary could pretty much be a list of the city’s best croissants and baguettes alone.
—Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Take, for example, the Phillippa stiletto mule featuring a baguette crystal bow on the vamp and a pearl strap across the foot.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Don’t forget to grab a local wedge or wheel and a baguette baked a few blocks over for a late-night snack!
—Emma Simard, Saveur, 4 Feb. 2026
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
This culinary capital’s breadth of bakeries and pastry shops (now home to more than 1,300) is reason enough to book a flight; your itinerary could pretty much be a list of the city’s best croissants and baguettes alone.
—Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Take, for example, the Phillippa stiletto mule featuring a baguette crystal bow on the vamp and a pearl strap across the foot.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Don’t forget to grab a local wedge or wheel and a baguette baked a few blocks over for a late-night snack!
—Emma Simard, Saveur, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for baguette
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baguette
noun
ba·guette
ba-ˈget 
1
: a gem (as a diamond) cut in a long narrow rectangle
also
: the shape itself
2
: a long thin loaf of French bread
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