How to Use watering hole in a Sentence

watering hole

noun
  • John was a left-handed golfer and hit the ball right to the green over a water hole.
    Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 16 Dec. 2017
  • The watering hole is in the town of Dubois, which is 70 miles from Jackson Hole.
    Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2021
  • When Enkidu meets Shamhat at the water hole, there is no talk of love boxes.
    Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2019
  • What is the best Theater District watering hole and the drink to get?
    Shivani Vora, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
  • This space has been a Davis Square watering hole for 75 years.
    Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2023
  • The best Theater District watering hole and the drink to get.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Couldn’t go to the neighborhood watering hole to grab a drink with friends?
    Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland, 3 June 2020
  • Can’t watch from your couch or your favorite watering hole when the games are played?
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • But the new watering hole doesn’t solve the much bigger problems for wildlife and the ecosystem, Pérez said.
    azcentral, 15 Apr. 2021
  • And there are places here, such as the python watering hole, too sacred to be shared with outsiders.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • While there’s no shortage of watering holes, here’s a list of unique pools and water parks for your kids to splash around in and beat the heat.
    Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, 23 July 2019
  • As is the case with many parties, the kitchen was a popular watering hole.
    Carly Olson, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Best Theater District watering hole and the drink to get?
    Shivani Vora, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • As such, the restaurant serves as a popular watering hole for the space set.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Although small in size — only 55 acres — Woods Canyon is the most popular of all the Rim water holes.
    Roger Naylor, azcentral, 8 June 2018
  • But the decor was inspired by a good old-fashioned watering hole.
    Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful, 1 Dec. 2022
  • In rainy months, the spot was probably a watering hole.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2020
  • The rodents, a loveable species with guinea pig traits and mini-horse statures, lazed by the watering hole without a care in the world.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The Fort Lauderdale beach dive bar is one of Tkachuk’s favorite watering holes.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2024
  • And, of course, with regular gatherings of the homies at the ol’ watering hole.
    Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2021
  • As with Quarry Lakes, this is a former water hole for a quarry.
    Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Jan. 2018
  • The tavern was a favorite watering hole on the Ridgeland strip.
    Bob Bong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The watering hole opened in October 2023, and the bartenders serve beer, cocktails, and wine.
    Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 13 July 2024
  • The watering hole was been in existence since the early 1922.
    Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Not all is lost for the state’s watering holes, however.
    Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Among the glitz and glam of Old Town, this little neighborhood watering hole offers cold beer and a lot of lights.
    Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The town claims the most famous watering hole/café for dealmakers, Bucks.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Such has been the work at the venerable St. Paul watering hole.
    Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, 4 July 2021
  • The tower’s viewing deck overlooks a water hole used by turtles, fish and birds.
    Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 16 Dec. 2017
  • His hangout of choice is a watering hole called the Ship Ahoy, and as a man of independent means, his job, apparently, consists solely of finding people to sleep with.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024

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