How to Use cola in a Sentence

cola

noun
  • One of the ways to remove that wax is to use a cola (any kind will do).
    Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2021
  • So will Coke fans in the United States get to drink boozy cola?
    Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • In the 1980s, the big brands battled for dominance in the cola wars.
    Julie Creswell, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Ahead, three ways to make a splash in cherry cola this fall.
    Annie Blay, Allure, 3 Nov. 2023
  • On our visit, the bottled cola was cold, the line was long and the brisket had been slow-smoked for 14 hours.
    Michael Russell, oregonlive.com, 21 June 2019
  • The secret is a little bit of bourbon and splash of a cola.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But the brave and cola-curious out there can join a sweepstakes to win a pack.
    BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2021
  • This brown sugar ham is packed with flavor thanks to a sweet cola and whiskey glaze.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The whiskey and cola, in particular, gives you some agency to choose the right kind of whiskey for your palate.
    Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 28 June 2021
  • The cola is comes in 7.5-ounce mini cans in colors yellow, pink and blue.
    Coral Murphy Marcos, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2021
  • These melt-in-your-mouth ribs get a ton of flavor from the classic Southern cola.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 2 Feb. 2023
  • What is there is well liquor — vodka, rum, tequila, and triple sec — sour mix and cola.
    Samantha Melamed, Philly.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • When pork is cool enough to handle, place in a roasting pan and add enough cola to cover it.
    Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The dark cola comes in one flavor that tastes similar to Coke.
    Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2018
  • The sodas come in cola, cream soda, ginger ale, and root beer.
    Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 2 Sep. 2019
  • In the same episode, Hill's daughter, Gracie, joins the duo to help bake her family's cola cake recipe.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2022
  • The happy outcome of the cola wars has been the exact opposite.
    Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Choose your base of ginger ale, lemon-lime soda or cola.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 27 May 2023
  • After all, just the day before, Kendall’s ad had been pulled by the popular cola brand.
    Mariah Smith, The Cut, 21 Aug. 2017
  • Some may also smell like chocolate, root beer and cola.
    Natalie Dreier, ajc, 22 May 2018
  • Or try it as an alternative to cola in rum or whiskey drinks.
    Monica Khemsurov, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • What consumers should know is eight ounces of apple juice and eight ounces of cola have the same amount of sugar, about six teaspoons.
    Cara Rosenbloom, charlotteobserver, 16 Jan. 2018
  • The coffee and rum or brandy can be substituted with an equal amount of flat cola or stout beer.
    Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Cherry is the perfect moody edition to the collection and brings to mind cherry cola rather than the bright berry.
    Glamour, 3 Apr. 2019
  • The drink blends the taste of coffee and cola, and nearly doubles the amount of caffeine in a regular Pepsi.
    Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Club Cool again will serve worldwide variations of the cola.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Apr. 2021
  • This is hardly the first time colas have been infused with an extra dose of caffeine, though.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Subject requested a steak (well done) and a cola drink.
    Steve Mirsky, Scientific American, 24 July 2017
  • Subject requested a steak (well done) and a cola drink.
    Steve Mirsky, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2017
  • My favorite one is RD302, the deepest red — like cherry cola red.
    Sable Yong, Allure, 9 Aug. 2017

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