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cold drink

American  

noun

  1. a beverage that is chilled.

  2. Chiefly Southern U.S. soft drink.


Example Sentences

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The neighborhood tavern is getting a revival as the go-to place for a good meal, a cold drink and a sense of community.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

This division helps explain a familiar experience: cold on the skin feels very different from the sensation of breathing icy air or swallowing a cold drink.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

Customers have flooded social media with gripes about availability of the cold drink element of the subscription.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023

Thomas, the homeless person living on skid row, said that during heat waves he usually tries to order a cold drink at Starbucks so he can stay indoors as long as he can.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2023

“I thought a cold drink would make him feel better.”

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy