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Behind him stands an old white refrigerator like something out of a Jimmy Stewart movie; next to it stretches another white marble counter crowded with menus, cones, coffeepots, paper cups, sugar shakers, a cash register—markers of a long-standing business that knows a thing or two about success.—Harrison Hill, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025 Its State Commission for Jewish Affairs seized all of her possessions, from coffeepots to Goya paintings, and put them up for auction, against the objections of her beneficiaries.—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Jane emptied the coffeepot into her mug and dumped in sugar.—Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 As soon as the grass sprouts, the grass-hoppers are off: grabbing the cushions, polishing the coffeepots, checking the GPS coordinates, and starting up the car.—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for coffeepot
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