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

“You can get talented people, but the water cooler effect is gone.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

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

The water, cooler than the air, made me shiver, but it only came halfway up my calf.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce