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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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Be sure to store hummus in your beach cooler to keep it fresh and protected from the sun.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 July 2025
There were also over 20 pieces of rodent regularity in the kitchen behind the reach-in cooler; over 20 at the server station; over 20 in the equipment storage room; and five on the lower shelves of the server station.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Without the new cryogenic cooler, a ship to Mars would reach the Red Planet with empty fuel tanks, which would ruin everyone's day.
—David Szondy
july 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2025
The interior cooler has a 7.5 gallon capacity that’s spacious enough to keep up to 40 12-ounce cans ice cold or store other outdoor essentials, like disposable tableware, bug-repelling sprays and candles, bluetooth speakers, etc.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 July 2025
There were also over 20 pieces of rodent regularity in the kitchen behind the reach-in cooler; over 20 at the server station; over 20 in the equipment storage room; and five on the lower shelves of the server station.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Without the new cryogenic cooler, a ship to Mars would reach the Red Planet with empty fuel tanks, which would ruin everyone's day.
—David Szondy
july 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2025
The interior cooler has a 7.5 gallon capacity that’s spacious enough to keep up to 40 12-ounce cans ice cold or store other outdoor essentials, like disposable tableware, bug-repelling sprays and candles, bluetooth speakers, etc.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 July 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 Jul. 2025.
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cooler
noun
cool·er
ˈkü-lər 
: a container for keeping food or drink cool
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