How to Use watering hole in a Sentence

watering hole

noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But the decor was inspired by a good old-fashioned watering hole.
    Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The Fort Lauderdale beach dive bar is one of Tkachuk’s favorite watering holes.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2024
  • The tavern was a favorite watering hole on the Ridgeland strip.
    Bob Bong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The watering hole was been in existence since the early 1922.
    Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 14 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • In its short run, The Branch became a watering hole for Spring Branch residents.
    Megha McSwain, Chron, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The 25-year-old spent a night of drinking at the Fort Wayne watering hole on Dec. 8 until bouncers kicked him out before 1 a.m.
    Sarah Nelson, IndyStar, 2 June 2021
  • Pub opened its doors, the trio behind the fictional watering hole plan to start selling some booze of their own.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2022
  • The beloved Arizona watering hole opened its doors for the season on the first weekend of October.
    Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2021
  • In its more than 175-year history, this restaurant has been a town store, inn and watering hole.
    Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 13 June 2023
  • Mosey on up to this watering hole filled with a cast of characters.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 8 Jan. 2022
  • The beverage menu at these watering holes isn't as large as Cress Bar's, but the drinks deliver on taste.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Next door, find Moe's Tavern, the iconic watering hole from the series, serving up Duff Beer and more.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Calvin Germinaro, who tends bar at that old-school watering hole, went 2-1 in the 67 kg Greco-Roman class and is still in the chase for third place.
    Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021
  • And while most fans will be home (or at a favorite watering hole) over the weekend, don’t be surprised if some slip away in the early part of next week.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2022
  • In many places in the world, including parts of India, the local watering hole or river is still the spot to clean one’s body—and clothes, and dishes.
    Rory Satran, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2021
  • Pour Something in My Cup There’s no shortage of watering holes in this college town.
    Tykesha Spivey Burton, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Um, who was single and had no children, worked at the local watering hole seven days a week.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 20 June 2023
  • Customers at Caruso’s stroll in to find a small watering hole to the right of the host stand and a drinks list that has some of us rubbing our eyes at the welcome sight of $10 cocktails.
    Washington Post, 16 July 2021
  • The 18 guest chalets overlook watering holes, which makes for excellent game viewing right at the lodge.
    Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
  • The waterway once served as a watering hole for cattle herders.
    Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 7 May 2021

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