- plural of grape.
grapes
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He owns the pub on the corner near his house, the Grapes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” dramatized the suffering and exploitation of farmers migrating to California from the drought-ridden Dust Bowl of Oklahoma.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
The venue of the Arctic Monkeys' first ever gig in 2003 was The Grapes in Sheffield.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
The last third of your book is so completely like “The Grapes of Wrath” that the families and characters might basically be interchanged in the two.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024
Fact: Grapes don’t always explode with scientific reliability.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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