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
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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John Ramos, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
By the mid-1800s, the music and dance form was being performed on small cafe stages in and around Andalusia.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The strategy included small touches, like reintroducing the condiment bar and requiring baristas to use Sharpies to write personal messages, and bigger investments, like staffing more baristas and revamping its cafes for $100,000 a pop.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
The office building also offers a fitness center and an on-site cafe.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
The full special includes Alex Cooper visiting Rosé in Asia for a sit-down interview that takes them to various locations, including a cafe in Seoul, a traditional Pocha lunch, Rosé’s recording studio (reinvented as a Call Her Daddy set), a karaoke stall and a lounge in Tokyo.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
From being home to the tallest building in South America – the Gran Torre Santiago – to the many cafes and dance clubs, solo travelers will always find something to do in Chile's capital.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Besides the abundant markets, bakeries, ice cream shops and caterers, there’s a constant influx of new restaurants, cafes and food trucks.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The cafe’s opening in the 305 is pegged to the 50th season of the iconic series, in which a group of castaways in a remote location are forced to fend for themselves while the world watches.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Noun
And out at the baseball field, the old snack shack has been turned into a privately-run cafe.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
By the mid-1800s, the music and dance form was being performed on small cafe stages in and around Andalusia.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The strategy included small touches, like reintroducing the condiment bar and requiring baristas to use Sharpies to write personal messages, and bigger investments, like staffing more baristas and revamping its cafes for $100,000 a pop.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
The office building also offers a fitness center and an on-site cafe.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
The full special includes Alex Cooper visiting Rosé in Asia for a sit-down interview that takes them to various locations, including a cafe in Seoul, a traditional Pocha lunch, Rosé’s recording studio (reinvented as a Call Her Daddy set), a karaoke stall and a lounge in Tokyo.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
From being home to the tallest building in South America – the Gran Torre Santiago – to the many cafes and dance clubs, solo travelers will always find something to do in Chile's capital.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Besides the abundant markets, bakeries, ice cream shops and caterers, there’s a constant influx of new restaurants, cafes and food trucks.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The cafe’s opening in the 305 is pegged to the 50th season of the iconic series, in which a group of castaways in a remote location are forced to fend for themselves while the world watches.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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