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
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
A fan spun and a water cooler clicked.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
