1
: a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
We ordered a carafe of wine with the meal.
2
: a usually glass container used to hold and serve coffee
Examples of carafe in a Sentence
We drank a carafe of wine.
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Troubleshooting may include deep-cleaning your machine, using room temperature water, and even pre-warming your carafe with hot water in the colder months.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Water is poured from an octopus carafe.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Dispose of the solution from the carafe.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
Early risers will find a hot carafe of free coffee, tea, or hot chocolate at their door by 7 a.m., and breakfast is served community-style at 9 a.m.
The Balladeer Hotel
Mount Airy visitors will have an impressive new accommodation option as of spring 2026.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2026
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Water is poured from an octopus carafe.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Dispose of the solution from the carafe.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
Early risers will find a hot carafe of free coffee, tea, or hot chocolate at their door by 7 a.m., and breakfast is served community-style at 9 a.m.
The Balladeer Hotel
Mount Airy visitors will have an impressive new accommodation option as of spring 2026.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for carafe
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“Carafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carafe. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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