water cooler
Example Sentences
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Standing awkwardly on the outside of someone else’s water cooler.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
“It’s like the modern day water cooler, essentially.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Even when we grouse about our jobs, by the water cooler and over Slack, the complaint is rarely about working hard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Martin books call the closing event in Sunday’s episode of “House of the Dragon” — is likely to be a major Westeros water cooler moment.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024
He filled a glass at the water cooler to water his beans.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
