ginger ale

American  

noun

• ginger ales
  plural

1. a carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger extract.

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ginger ale British  

noun

1. a sweetened effervescent nonalcoholic drink flavoured with ginger extract

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• ginger ales
  plural

Etymology

Origin of ginger ale

First recorded in 1835–45

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• ginger ale vs. ginger beer

Example Sentences

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ginger ale

The son would respond, “a double,” and then take his ginger ale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

Little things can help—get some fresh air, sip a ginger ale, nibble on crackers—but nausea is on its own timeline.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2023

If you approach everything as if it has meaning — misspelled signs, toilet figurines, the differences between 7-Up and ginger ale — well, then it does.

From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2023

White wine sangria, featuring triple sec, ginger ale and fruit, is also perfect as a help-yourself drink.

From BBC ● May 2, 2023

I was hungry again and thinking about the leftover chicken in the refrigerator, how I'd make myself a sandwich and maybe wash it all down with some of Ty'ree's nasty ginger ale.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson