water cooler
Example Sentences
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It’s the thing that everybody talks about around the water cooler on Monday.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
"They want to make water cooler shows that bring audiences together."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
People claiming to know Rana—from school, work and dating in New York—swapped stories at the online water cooler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Standing awkwardly on the outside of someone else’s water cooler.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2026
Fred scooched closer to the water cooler and accidentally nudged it sideways—enough to make the big water bottle up top wobble.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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