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: an iced drink usually with an alcoholic beverage as a base
Examples of cooler in a Sentence
The sodas are in the cooler.
plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler
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The ads hint at deeper issues that haven’t quite reached the water-cooler conversation level, but maybe should.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Plus, there's a removable cupholder and cooler.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Temperatures will be running a touch cooler than yesterday, with highs in the mid‑60s.
—Justin Lewis, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Four sought the coolness of kitchen flip-top coolers.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Plus, there's a removable cupholder and cooler.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Temperatures will be running a touch cooler than yesterday, with highs in the mid‑60s.
—Justin Lewis, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Four sought the coolness of kitchen flip-top coolers.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for cooler
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooler. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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cooler
noun
cool·er
ˈkü-lər 
: a container for keeping food or drink cool
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