How to Use barista in a Sentence
barista
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The video showed the barista break free as the man dropped the money and sped away.
—Christopher Brito, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2023
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The owner and barista hold court with the two old-timers at the counter.
—Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
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The barista is able to break free and the suspect then drives off, the video shows.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2023
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Oat Milk The alt milk du jour among the barista crowd isn’t sourced from a nut, but rather a grain.
—Jessica Mordo, Sunset Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020
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Greet and thank the clerk at the grocery store or the barista who makes your coffee.
—Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2021
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Pour Jons roasts its own beans on site, so the barista has the recipe dialed in.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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The 21-year-old is from Castle Rock, CO, is a barista by day, a broom singer on the side.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2022
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The barista had saved a few for co-workers wanting to buy them.
—Tamara Walker, The Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2024
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The coffee shop where the barista knew her order closed.
—BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2021
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To achieve that, the base of the drink needs to receive air well when it’s being steamed by a barista.
—Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2019
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The move comes from customers' pleas and with baristas in mind.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The whole store is bear-themed, with both the plastic cups and the baristas wearing bear ears.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
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No more asking the barista at the coffee shop where the outlets are.
—Popular Science, 16 Dec. 2020
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There’s nothing that says that the barista won’t throw this coffee at me.
—David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
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Lots of options on the menu, and the baristas were super friendly.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
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The barista was able to fight off the attacker, who dropped his cash onto the ground and fled in the pickup truck.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2023
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James Michael Tyler, who played the Central Perk barista, was the show's most frequent guest star.
—The Editors, Marie Claire, 27 May 2021
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The 22-year-old works as a barista at The Maine Bean & Tea, where the heat has caused a surge in sales of the shop’s blue raspberry slushie.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
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At 30, Cassie still lives with her parents and works as a barista in a coffee shop.
—New York Times, 17 Dec. 2020
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Then a barista behind the counter remembered to push play on the sound system.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 10 Nov. 2022
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Though he’s worked as a line cook, a prep chef, and a barista, Souvall didn’t plan on a career in food.
—Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
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Tom Lyttle, 21, works as a barista at a coffee shop on Shankill Road.
—Amanda Ferguson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
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The bakery is also looking to hire a full-time barista.
—Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
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From buying to tasting to brewing, the book will make a barista out of anyone.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
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This isn't the first time Lopez has looked to baristas for her beauty inspo.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Sep. 2023
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The barista at the cafe that sells the stuff suggests that Darius looks like he’s seen the other side, but that Al should be wary.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2022
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His own income as a part-time Starbucks barista wouldn’t be enough.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
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Tony was a beloved barista at a coffee shop in one of IBM’s office buildings.
—Vicki Phillips, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
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The baristas are all slightly cooler than your friends.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
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There’s even a barista bot named Jarvis serving up espressos and lattes.
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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