water cooler

Example Sentences

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Standing awkwardly on the outside of someone else’s water cooler.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

“We’re not spending as much time together in person, and the bar is such an easy way to do that. It’s almost like a water cooler conversation that you don’t have as much anymore.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

For nearly 14 years, an online message board called Memegen has served as a virtual water cooler for Google employees.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Kelenic delivered a kick to that infamous water cooler and wound up with a broken bone in his left foot.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2023

She got up and got a drink from the water cooler.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson