bean

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Heavy rain in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, has disrupted the harvest and raised concerns about bean quality.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

People may want to quibble with me about this, but I believe marinated beans occupy a category adjacent to, yet ontologically distinct from, bean salad.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

Then on 1 February 2017 he used £1,865.75 of party money on a Jura bean to coffee machine.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The little bean bags that once appeared relegated to the same cultural graveyard as mixtapes and Blockbuster have taken over high-school sports fields, hallways and sometimes classrooms seemingly overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“Bork the Brave he was called. One day as he was sniffing for magic, his master commanded him to eat a magic bean to see what it would do.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff