water cooler
Example Sentences
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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
Shipka got her start when she was just 6 years old on “Mad Men,” a series filled with the kind of jaw-dropping sequences made for water cooler conversation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
Martin books call the closing event in Sunday’s episode of “House of the Dragon” — is likely to be a major Westeros water cooler moment.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024
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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