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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Expected to be open by October 2025, Ainsley’s Spout House will feature local craft beers and wine from the Santa Cruz Mountains, including Ainsley’s pinot noir with grapes grown and bottled by Alan Ainsley Hicks, great-grandson of John Colpitts (JC) Ainsley.
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
This dedication brings out the regal character of the Tinta Fina grape, transforming it into liquid gold.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
Shubin briefly paused and took a deep breath while her kids begged for more grapes.
—Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Celebrate in one of the countless charming restaurants or join the thousands who descend on Puerta del Sol to eat 12 lucky grapes to the 12 Real Casa de Correos clock chimes.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
This dedication brings out the regal character of the Tinta Fina grape, transforming it into liquid gold.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
Shubin briefly paused and took a deep breath while her kids begged for more grapes.
—Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Celebrate in one of the countless charming restaurants or join the thousands who descend on Puerta del Sol to eat 12 lucky grapes to the 12 Real Casa de Correos clock chimes.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Grape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grape. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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