How to Use barista in a Sentence

barista

noun
  • Her work as a barista during graduate school was less so.
    New York Times, 12 Sep. 2020
  • In Bermondsey the slums have long been replaced with barista coffee shops and art galleries.
    The Economist, 1 Aug. 2020
  • Between the lines: Axios spoke to four baristas, including two who were fired.
    Monica Eng, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Sneeze guards installed at kitchen counter, bar, barista station, host stand & carryout table in lobby.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2020
  • If becoming an amateur barista is next on your list, the Technivorm is a terrific place to start.
    Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The new requirement comes after a San Diego woman last month tried to publicly shame a barista who refused to serve her for not wearing a mask.
    cleveland, 10 July 2020
  • However, some models have special features to provide more brewing options or take your home barista capabilities to the next level.
    Rennie Dyball, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The police determined that neither criminal tampering on the part of the barista nor a malicious hoax perpetuated by the officer were factors.
    Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 29 July 2020
  • But as the pandemic started sending small businesses into a death spiral in the spring and, one by one, her employees no longer felt safe coming to work, Mr. Moon tied on a barista’s apron to fill in.
    New York Times, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Starbucks will collect hundreds of thousands of Sharpies to revive the tradition that has waned since 2012 of baristas writing customers’ names on their paper cups.
    Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The video showed the barista break free as the man dropped the money and sped away.
    Christopher Brito, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The owner and barista hold court with the two old-timers at the counter.
    Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The barista is able to break free and the suspect then drives off, the video shows.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Greet and thank the clerk at the grocery store or the barista who makes your coffee.
    Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • The barista had saved a few for co-workers wanting to buy them.
    Tamara Walker, The Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The coffee shop where the barista knew her order closed.
    BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The move comes from customers' pleas and with baristas in mind.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The whole store is bear-themed, with both the plastic cups and the baristas wearing bear ears.
    The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
  • No more asking the barista at the coffee shop where the outlets are.
    Popular Science, 16 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • Lots of options on the menu, and the baristas were super friendly.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • James Michael Tyler, who played the Central Perk barista, was the show's most frequent guest star.
    The Editors, Marie Claire, 27 May 2021
  • 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
  • At 30, Cassie still lives with her parents and works as a barista in a coffee shop.
    New York Times, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Then a barista behind the counter remembered to push play on the sound system.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 10 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Tom Lyttle, 21, works as a barista at a coffee shop on Shankill Road.
    Amanda Ferguson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The bakery is also looking to hire a full-time barista.
    Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022

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