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

“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

He filled a glass at the water cooler to water his beans.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole