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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 Regency metal cooler also had a leak.
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Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This may seem trivial, but Brümate’s coolers almost look too pretty to knock around, and indeed dropping them on my driveway did create some scuffs that took away from the overall sleek aesthetic.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
The movie then managed to stick around beyond its opening weekend by becoming a water cooler topic.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Food trucks, wine and beer will be available at the event; no coolers will be allowed.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This may seem trivial, but Brümate’s coolers almost look too pretty to knock around, and indeed dropping them on my driveway did create some scuffs that took away from the overall sleek aesthetic.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
The movie then managed to stick around beyond its opening weekend by becoming a water cooler topic.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Food trucks, wine and beer will be available at the event; no coolers will be allowed.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
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 22 Sep. 2025.
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cooler
noun
cool·er
ˈkü-lər 
: a container for keeping food or drink cool
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