often attributive
1
: a smooth-skinned juicy light green or deep red to purplish black berry eaten dried or fresh as a fruit or fermented to produce wine
2
: any of numerous woody vines (genus Vitis of the family Vitaceae, the grape family) that usually climb by tendrils, produce grapes, and are nearly cosmopolitan in cultivation
3
Examples of grape in a Sentence
a bunch of seedless grapes
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This is a region of low rainfall, where wind helps dry out grapes.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
To roast grapes, set oven to 400 or no higher than 425 degrees.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Today 40,000 acres of grapes are grown in a 953-square-mile area consisting of rolling hills and high mountain slopes.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Some were being designed to look like kid-friendly foods, resembling cans of grape soda, or decorated with cartoons, like unicorns eating pancakes.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
To roast grapes, set oven to 400 or no higher than 425 degrees.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Today 40,000 acres of grapes are grown in a 953-square-mile area consisting of rolling hills and high mountain slopes.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025
Some were being designed to look like kid-friendly foods, resembling cans of grape soda, or decorated with cartoons, like unicorns eating pancakes.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grape
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“Grape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grape. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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