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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Their Sangiovese vines are planted on schist soil, which the grape loves as schist is good at retaining heat, which helps to ripen the grape while also providing moisture during dry periods.
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
This delightful Pinot Noir is made with grapes grown in the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA and offers aromas of red raspberry, red currant, and cranberry.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s good news for farmers 20 minutes south of Sacramento in Clarksburg, where chenin blanc has been the keystone grape for decades.
—Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
This reimagined recipe ditches the grape jelly in favor of brown sugar and molasses for that sweetness.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
This delightful Pinot Noir is made with grapes grown in the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA and offers aromas of red raspberry, red currant, and cranberry.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s good news for farmers 20 minutes south of Sacramento in Clarksburg, where chenin blanc has been the keystone grape for decades.
—Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
This reimagined recipe ditches the grape jelly in favor of brown sugar and molasses for that sweetness.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 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 18 Apr. 2025.
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