variants
or less commonly Java
Examples of java in a Sentence
a hot cup of java
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This sleek Ember cup can keep his java at the same hot temperature (between 120 to 145 degrees Fahrenheit) for up to 90 minutes at a time or all day long when it’s set on its charging coaster.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2025
Good news for java junkies: A new study has found a connection between coffee consumption and healthy aging in women.1
Scientists analyzed data from more than 47,000 women in the Nurses’ Health Study, a long-running research project that has tracked participants for more than 30 years.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 4 June 2025
No, a Java with Jimmy radio debate is not sufficient.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025
Ah, Gloria Jean’s Coffees must be grinding some java for an adventurous soul looking to try something different than a cup of Brim or Sanka.
—David Petitti, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2025
Good news for java junkies: A new study has found a connection between coffee consumption and healthy aging in women.1
Scientists analyzed data from more than 47,000 women in the Nurses’ Health Study, a long-running research project that has tracked participants for more than 30 years.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 4 June 2025
No, a Java with Jimmy radio debate is not sufficient.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 May 2025
Ah, Gloria Jean’s Coffees must be grinding some java for an adventurous soul looking to try something different than a cup of Brim or Sanka.
—David Petitti, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for java
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“Java.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/java. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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Java
geographical name
Ja·va
ˈjä-və 
ˈja-
variants
or Indonesian Djawa
island of Indonesia in the Greater Sunda Islands southeast of Sumatra and south of Borneo between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean; chief city Jakarta area 51,007 square miles (132,618 square kilometers), population 107,581,306
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