root beer
noun
: a sweetened, usually carbonated, brown beverage flavored with extracts of roots (such as sarsaparilla or sassafras) and herbs (such as wintergreen) or with artificial flavorings
Examples of root beer in a Sentence
a bottle of root beer
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What could be more authentically Eighties than a high-school girl who’s never tasted anything tripper than root beer going onstage to fake her way through a John Lennon acid freakout with the Rocket Man and the Piano Man?
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Members of the brand’s Rooty’s Mug Club get a free root beer float on their birthday.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Mug Root Beer’s bag is crafted from creamy fabrics and inspired by the rich, dark brown hues of the root beer float.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Slowly add 4 to 6 oz of premium root beer.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Members of the brand’s Rooty’s Mug Club get a free root beer float on their birthday.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Mug Root Beer’s bag is crafted from creamy fabrics and inspired by the rich, dark brown hues of the root beer float.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Slowly add 4 to 6 oz of premium root beer.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for root beer
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“Root beer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20beer. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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