café

Example Sentences

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Writing in a local cafe is not only cheaper—the price of a café au lait—but also offers the illusion of companionship without any of its intrusions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Stacy comes to find tremendous solace in making one’s coffee over a wood-burning stove instead of waiting in line at the local café.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

I had been driving west through downtown and stopped in Chinatown to wait out the morning congestion in a new café that used to be an old bistro.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Montoya felt that opening his café would be welcome, in order to provide "secure area for a lot of friends".

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The café did not make this same noise at any other time, no matter how crowded it was.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway