How to Use coffee in a Sentence

coffee

noun
  • I bought a pound of coffee.
  • The captain leaves the room and comes back with coffee.
    Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The First Draft Book Bar serves up coffee, wine, beer and snacks in the middle of the brick-walled store.
    USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
  • And the price of that burger or cup of coffee may be rising.
    Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Get a cup of coffee, use the restroom, plug in for eight minutes, top and go.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Guests can also grab coffee there in the morning and drinks at night.
    Christina Liao, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
  • At the same time, failure to adapt and lead could hurt the coffee giant in customers' eyes.
    TIME, 16 Sep. 2023
  • At the same time, failure to adapt and lead could hurt the coffee giant in customers’ eyes.
    Peter Prengaman, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Save the money and make your fancy coffee at home, y'all.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 July 2023
  • Infused with rum and coffee, enjoy slices even more the next day.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
  • There’s also a free coffee for a year giveaway tied to the grand opening.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The cafe offers bagels with all the spreads, plus coffee and sandwiches.
    Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Then grab a cup of coffee from one of the town's Cuban Coffee Queen locations.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Horn said his restaurant was well known for its coffee.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Wendy’s is selling 99-cent small hot or iced coffee on its app.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Yes, like with many things in life, your choice to consume coffee might just have to be about weighing its pros and cons.
    Kelly Conaboy, SELF, 13 Dec. 2023
  • They can be warmed in the oven or a toaster (but not microwaved), and served as is with tea, coffee, hot chocolate or a drink.
    Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Chat with your ghost guest over coffee and open up a dialogue.
    Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 15 June 2023
  • But often, the two men sit and drink tea or coffee, saying little.
    Natalia Yermak Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • That there was such fine fruit and coffee on hand, as well as a fabulous view of the water, were just icing.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The morning sun is streaming through the window, softly picking out the details in the room: the steam from a coffee cup, the dust floating in the sunlight.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Rather than scooting out in the morning to grab a cup of coffee to go, (quietly!) brew a pot for all to enjoy.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The typical advice is to avoid coffee, tea and ice, but Jones is less bothered.
    Julia Buckley, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Lind’s quick stop in Larchmont Village cost her the price of an iced coffee — plus a $63 citation.
    Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The clubs will provide garbage bags, gloves and other materials to help clean the trail, along with light snacks and coffee.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Dunkin’ is giving one of their classic coffee orders a cheeky new name.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
  • For the remote worker Give your loved one the gift of never having to reheat their coffee in the microwave again.
    Karen I. Chen, wsj.com, 17 Nov. 2023
  • In 2003, Starbucks rocked the coffee beverage world with the launch of its pumpkin spice latte.
    Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Inside the sleepy clubhouse Saturday morning, one of the Detroit Tigers passed around a carafe of coffee, the kind used for a pour-over.
    Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2023
  • This is, quite simply, the very best way to get coffee and espresso quickly—at the best quality.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 15 Nov. 2023

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