soft drink
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of soft drink
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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McDonald’s will also continue to offer its McChicken meal deal for $5 and McDouble meal deal for $6—each comes with four-piece McNuggets, small fries and a small soft drink.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
The lemon-lime soda giant on Tuesday was named the official soft drink of the league, taking over from PepsiCo’s rival citrus brand Starry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
For Coca-Cola, sparkling soft drink volumes were flat for the quarter, while trademark Coca-Cola volume grew 1%.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
While there are the usual array of snack food and soft drink companies that will appearin the commercial breaks, viewers will also see a spurt in pharmaceutical ads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
“I forgot about Papá. He’s probably dying of thirst. Here, let’s take two for him,” she said, picking up a seventh soft drink.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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