coffee shop

noun

: a small restaurant

Examples of coffee shop in a Sentence

We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop.
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The four of them met a few days later at a coffee shop. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024 Abdur-Rahim frequently walked across campus to a coffee shop and the student center, and whoever happened to be there was treated to a dose of caffeine and perhaps donut or two. Tom Layberger, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Mobile order and Uber Eats and Doordash delivery pick up area at Starbucks coffee shop, Queens, New York. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024 Her life was spent looking after others, working at her church and running a coffee shop at TV station KTRK for over 20 years. Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coffee shop 

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coffee shop was in 1812

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“Coffee shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20shop. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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