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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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Yes, even in a cooler for hours on the way to your mother-in-law’s house.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
Dutton-family enforcer Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) opened a cooler with an agitated rattlesnake onto the unsuspecting Roarke, who was bitten in the face and dramatically died from the venom.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The trend started with displays on the tops of AIO liquid coolers.
—Pcmag Staff, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
The fish was presented on a bed of ice cubes made out of sugar, which sat inside a real YETI cooler atop fake grass.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 21 May 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
Dutton-family enforcer Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) opened a cooler with an agitated rattlesnake onto the unsuspecting Roarke, who was bitten in the face and dramatically died from the venom.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The trend started with displays on the tops of AIO liquid coolers.
—Pcmag Staff, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
The fish was presented on a bed of ice cubes made out of sugar, which sat inside a real YETI cooler atop fake grass.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 21 May 2025
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 29 May. 2025.
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cooler
noun
cool·er
ˈkü-lər 
: a container for keeping food or drink cool
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