water cooler

Example Sentences

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“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

“It’s like the modern day water cooler, essentially.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Kelenic delivered a kick to that infamous water cooler and wound up with a broken bone in his left foot.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2023

As many do, he likes to store it in a matka, an Indian red clay pot that is a water cooler.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

She got up and got a drink from the water cooler.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson