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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Sipping on a root beer float can transport you to simpler times.
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
Visitors can get a free root beer float 2-8 p.m.
Customers can opt to donate to Disabled American Veterans.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2024
On a blazing August afternoon, nothing refreshes quite like a root beer float.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 July 2024
While the beer is top-notch, the housemade creamy root beer is another can’t-miss.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2024
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
Visitors can get a free root beer float 2-8 p.m.
Customers can opt to donate to Disabled American Veterans.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2024
On a blazing August afternoon, nothing refreshes quite like a root beer float.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 July 2024
While the beer is top-notch, the housemade creamy root beer is another can’t-miss.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 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 18 Aug. 2024.
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