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: an iced drink usually with an alcoholic beverage as a base
Examples of cooler in a Sentence
The sodas are in the cooler.
plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler
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Inside the warehouse, the store would have the typical hearing and optical areas, a food service area, a bakery, coolers and, of course, long rows of merchandise, plans show.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Until just a few years ago, my wife and I didn’t have air conditioning, but smoke from wildfires combined with hot temperatures prompted us to install a heat pump with split units in our living room, bedroom and guest room to keep our home cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Due to the combination of rain and cloud coverage, afternoon highs will trend roughly 10 degrees cooler for the afternoon as highs peak in the mid-80s in Broward and Miami-Dade.
—Shane Hinton, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Ask about outside food rules before packing a cooler, and check whether reservations are required for tastings, fire pits or picnic spaces — especially in peak season.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Until just a few years ago, my wife and I didn’t have air conditioning, but smoke from wildfires combined with hot temperatures prompted us to install a heat pump with split units in our living room, bedroom and guest room to keep our home cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Due to the combination of rain and cloud coverage, afternoon highs will trend roughly 10 degrees cooler for the afternoon as highs peak in the mid-80s in Broward and Miami-Dade.
—Shane Hinton, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Ask about outside food rules before packing a cooler, and check whether reservations are required for tastings, fire pits or picnic spaces — especially in peak season.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cooler
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooler. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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cooler
noun
cool·er
ˈkü-lər 
: a container for keeping food or drink cool
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