How to Use coffee in a Sentence

coffee

noun
  • I bought a pound of coffee.
  • The lyric is slapped on the side of a coffee cup — that’s not cool.
    Joe Coscarelli, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Things like how the coffee was really good this morning.
    Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Turn to them for everything from birthday cakes to noshable coffee cakes.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Already, the nearest town, Bozeman, has seen the bane of pour-over coffee.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Even the worst hotels will respond to a request for a new towel or extra coffee.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
  • But now, residents can freely toss their coffee grounds, non-nylon tea bags or chicken bones in the green bin.
    Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Every few weeks, give your machine a deeper clean and use a small brush to scrub the basket that holds the coffee grounds.
    Lizzy Briskin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
  • This compost pile accepts only plant food waste, such as apple cores, banana peels and coffee grounds.
    cleveland, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The common name derives from the pioneers’ use of the seeds as a coffee substitute.
    Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Keep coffee at the ready for those early flights without needing to juggle it while trying to fish your passport out of your bag.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The fun includes complimentary soft drinks and coffee, a cash bar and hot dogs, chili dogs and taco bowls for purchase.
    Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Ninja’s Dual Brew can brew a full pot of coffee or a single-serving of your own ground coffee in a reusable pod.
    Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The coffee company reported a 5% increase in global store sales overall.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2023
  • For example, just one coffee mug of salt can adequately de-ice a 20-foot driveway or 10 sidewalk squares.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2023
  • This 12-cup coffee maker features a 29-hole showerhead that helps coat your ground coffee more evenly and give you the best coffee every morning.
    Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Howard Schultz said, just lower the price of your coffee.
    Andy Mills, Quartz, 8 May 2024
  • Get a cup of coffee, use the restroom, plug in for eight minutes, top and go.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • To resell at the Strand for cash, earning enough for one tenth of a cup of coffee.
    Ginny Hogan, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The two head into the coffee chain where they're greeted by a Dunkin’ cashier.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Guests can also grab coffee there in the morning and drinks at night.
    Christina Liao, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
  • This is the equivalent amount of four or five cups of coffee.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • At the same time, failure to adapt and lead could hurt the coffee giant in customers' eyes.
    TIME, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Save the money and make your fancy coffee at home, y'all.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 July 2023
  • That cup of coffee's great for a pick-me-up in the morning, but what can caffeine do for skin?
    Jaylyn Pruitt, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Infused with rum and coffee, enjoy slices even more the next day.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023

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