Thesaurus results for WATERING HOLE

watering hole

noun

as in pub

a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises supposedly, that Broadway hangout was the favorite watering hole for 1940s celebrities

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Recent Examples of watering hole These many watering holes are reflective of the Lone Star state's varied geographic regions, from bald cypress swamps to mountainous desert lakes. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026 Nunez had just stepped out of the bar when he was hit by bullets fired from inside the watering hole. —

Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026 Detroit’s beloved Checker Bar is set to reopen on March 4 after a January 2025 basement fire shuttered the popular downtown watering hole at Cadillac Square. —

Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 25 Feb. 2026 Two lengthy bars line the sides of the GA level, with another watering hole at the back. —

Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for watering hole

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As a teen-ager listening to folk music in London pubs, I’d been attracted to the instrument’s nimble, tinkling cheerfulness, its being on the margins, not too demanding, perhaps.

— Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
The prime minister has also pioneered a program to renovate small-town pubs and churches, and has abolished income tax for young mothers who have multiple children.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026