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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With water, toffee, red table grapes, and root beer float are present. —

Chris Perugini, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Guests can bring their reusable Parks Beer Garden pint glasses for free tap beer and root beer while supplies last. —

Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024 Pair it with mac-and-cheese, a buttermilk biscuit, and a glass of their sweet tea or a bottle of root beer, and you'll be set. —

Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024 The brewery outgrew its original 100-seat location by 1994, according to the company, and now annually produces more than 150,000 barrels of beer and more than 9,000 barrels of root beer. —

Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for root beer