ginger ale

noun

: a sweetened carbonated nonalcoholic beverage flavored mainly with ginger extract

Examples of ginger ale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ground ginger adds a spicy note to cookies such as gingersnaps, preserves, quick breads like gingerbread, and beverages such as ginger ale. — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

The Boston Cooler, an iconic mingling of vanilla ice cream and Vernors ginger ale, is as quintessentially Detroit as coney dogs, Better Made potato chips and Sanders Bumpy Cake. — Scott Talley, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Regular ginger ale is nutritionally similar to most other soft drinks. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

For a non-alcoholic version, swap the white wine for white grape juice, peach nectar, or ginger ale. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ginger ale

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
• fingernail
• martingale
• mesoscale
• microscale
• monorail
• nanoscale
• ponytail
• swallowtail
• wensleydale

Kids Definition

ginger ale

noun

: a soft drink flavored with ginger