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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Somewhere between pour-over and those large-format carafes from countertop drip coffee makers lies the French press coffee maker.
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Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Freed prisoners and relatives helped themselves to boxes of dates and carafes of coffee laid out by the governing Palestinian Authority.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Feb. 2025
Fresh flowers and a bedside carafe and glass can also provide the perfect finishing touch.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
Plus its 48-ounce carafe is easy to store in standard cabinets or right on the countertop.
—Kelsey Jane Youngman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Freed prisoners and relatives helped themselves to boxes of dates and carafes of coffee laid out by the governing Palestinian Authority.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Feb. 2025
Fresh flowers and a bedside carafe and glass can also provide the perfect finishing touch.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
Plus its 48-ounce carafe is easy to store in standard cabinets or right on the countertop.
—Kelsey Jane Youngman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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 27 May. 2025.
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