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
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
He filled a glass at the water cooler to water his beans.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
