variants
or less commonly cafe
often attributive
1
: a usually small and informal establishment serving various refreshments (such as coffee)
broadly
: restaurant
2
: barroom
corporate average fuel economy
Synonyms
Examples of café in a Sentence
Noun
the café presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting
a speakeasy that became a fashionable café with the repeal of prohibition
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024
The repair cafe, hosted by the city of Boise and Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, or JUMP, was part of an international movement to promote repairing items instead of trashing them.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Festival is Noon to midnight Saturday at 21 restaurants, bars and cafes along Adams Avenue, from the Kensington Cafe in Kensington to Dia Del Cafe in University Heights, with a majority of the venues in Normal Heights.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024
The repair cafe, hosted by the city of Boise and Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, or JUMP, was part of an international movement to promote repairing items instead of trashing them.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for café
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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