water cooler

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

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

Like many writers working alone, she had used Twitter as a virtual water cooler.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

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

The water, cooler than the air, made me shiver, but it only came halfway up my calf.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce