energy drink

noun

: a usually carbonated beverage that typically contains caffeine and other ingredients (such as taurine and ginseng) intended to increase the drinker's energy

Examples of energy drink in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those who want to start the new year by stocking their refrigerators or picking up an energy drink to cure a hangover are in luck, as most national grocery and retail chains will remain open on New Year's Day this year, as well as many restaurant chains. —Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026

Because the trend around the league has become less fine wine than energy drink, with the best teams featuring players with wings bouncing off the walls. —Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025

But last year, for the first time, it was reportedly surpassed as one major national convenience store chain’s top energy drink—by a product that had been on that chain’s shelves for only four months. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025

The result is a sparkling energy drink that’s intentionally unextreme. —Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for energy drink

• bethink
• downlink
• groupthink
• hoodwink
• rethink
• uplink
• blink
• brink
• chink
• cinque
• clink
• dink