often attributive
1
: a smooth-skinned juicy light green or deep red to purplish black berry eaten dried or fresh as a fruit or fermented to produce wine
2
: any of numerous woody vines (genus Vitis of the family Vitaceae, the grape family) that usually climb by tendrils, produce grapes, and are nearly cosmopolitan in cultivation
3
Examples of grape in a Sentence
a bunch of seedless grapes
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Looking at fruit, late February is the general timeframe for thoroughly pruning grapes and brambles.
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Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 30 Nov. 2025
The site was designed for experimentation, with eight diverse varieties planted to evaluate how non-traditional Napa grapes might thrive under changing climate conditions.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2025
Under the Biden Administration, the EPA approved just one such pesticide, late in the then-president’s single term—a chemical known as fluazaindolizine, which was cleared to be used on foods such as carrots, squash, tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, oranges, peaches, almonds, and grapes.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
My signature winter cocktail is vodka with grape juice from the market and a touch of red vinegar.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
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Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 30 Nov. 2025
The site was designed for experimentation, with eight diverse varieties planted to evaluate how non-traditional Napa grapes might thrive under changing climate conditions.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2025
Under the Biden Administration, the EPA approved just one such pesticide, late in the then-president’s single term—a chemical known as fluazaindolizine, which was cleared to be used on foods such as carrots, squash, tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, oranges, peaches, almonds, and grapes.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
My signature winter cocktail is vodka with grape juice from the market and a touch of red vinegar.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grape
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“Grape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grape. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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