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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To retain those rich flavors, pour the coffee out of the carafe and into your cup right away.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 Jan. 2026
Their happy hour is particularly suited for a sake crawl with $25 carafes of sake and a solid menu of bar bites at $10 and below.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
When empty, the cup sits on top of the carafe opening like a lid.
—Brittney Morgan, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
The best way to keep coffee hot without reheating is to use a high-quality insulated mug or carafe.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 Jan. 2026
Their happy hour is particularly suited for a sake crawl with $25 carafes of sake and a solid menu of bar bites at $10 and below.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
When empty, the cup sits on top of the carafe opening like a lid.
—Brittney Morgan, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
The best way to keep coffee hot without reheating is to use a high-quality insulated mug or carafe.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 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 1 Feb. 2026.
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