grapey
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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A Chilean sauvignon blanc adds a richer, bigger flavor when combined with grapey pisco, while switching to riesling makes for a drier cocktail.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2020
American consumers may know gamay mostly because of Beaujolais nouveau, that grapey marketing gimmick that hits shelves every November as a celebration of the recent harvest.
From Washington Post • May 16, 2015
It tends to be effusively grapey and almost sweet; impressive and fun for the money, if one-dimensional.
From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2015
Frederic was not the watery man for that,—Glen had more grapey blood in him.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman
Cleopatra's auburn waves had turned to a vivid magenta: Biddy's black tresses had a blue, grapey bloom on them: and Anthony's dark eyes were a sinister green, with red lights.
From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
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