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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Holcomb is wagering Triple XXX root beer, sugar cream pie from Wick’s and a pork tenderloin from Harry’s Chocolate Shop.
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NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
But there’s more to drink here than Boylan root beer: Just look for the bouncer, who’s probably not guarding the seeded rolls.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
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NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
But there’s more to drink here than Boylan root beer: Just look for the bouncer, who’s probably not guarding the seeded rolls.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
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 29 May. 2024.
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