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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He's called it a mystical experience because, left alone, grapes will become wine on their own.
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Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Wine production in the area began around 1837, when German immigrants realized that Hermann was ideal for growing grapes.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
While the industry here is best known for producing bulk grapes for conglomerates such as Gallo, there are high-quality zinfandel vines that are more than 100 years old, and vintners are experimenting with many other varieties.
—Justin Goldman, AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
The winemaking team chose to blend grapes from the terroirs of Saint Jean de Muzols, Mauves, Vion, and Tournon to make this stunning 100 percent Syrah wine.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Wine production in the area began around 1837, when German immigrants realized that Hermann was ideal for growing grapes.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
While the industry here is best known for producing bulk grapes for conglomerates such as Gallo, there are high-quality zinfandel vines that are more than 100 years old, and vintners are experimenting with many other varieties.
—Justin Goldman, AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
The winemaking team chose to blend grapes from the terroirs of Saint Jean de Muzols, Mauves, Vion, and Tournon to make this stunning 100 percent Syrah wine.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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