ginger ale
noun
: a sweetened carbonated nonalcoholic beverage flavored mainly with ginger extract
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Prosecutors say Reid’s DNA was recovered from a crushed, discarded can of ginger ale found in Roth’s toilet. 
City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Put a twist on the traditional Bloody Mary (with light beer instead of vodka) and a classic lemonade shandy (with ginger ale) in clear pitchers ($7, Bed Bath & Beyond). Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022 Add the vodka and grenadine, then top with soda and/or ginger ale to fill. M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 The Jameson Cool Zone will serve Jameson slushies in ginger ale or lemonade, along with a new Jameson Orange Old Fashioned. Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022 Prosecutors said Reid’s DNA was recovered from a crushed, discarded can of ginger ale found in Roth’s toilet. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 To further confuse you, some people use ginger ale or ginger beer instead of lemon lime soda, while others use good old American kids-on-the-suburban-corner lemonade, presumably as a misreading of the Englishness of the recipe. Jason O'bryan, Robb Report, 17 June 2022 Mixologists at the Jules Verne bar make classics and innovative cocktails like Sweet Moluccas, which has sweet-sour gandaria fruit, fresh ginger and mint, ginger ale and tequila. Johanna Read, Forbes, 20 June 2022 Browne’s spoils are rich: bits of jewelry, shards of Blue Willow porcelain, gold class rings, silver Kennedy half dollars, ginger ale bottles, wooden buoys, old tools and pickle jars. Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 See More
City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Put a twist on the traditional Bloody Mary (with light beer instead of vodka) and a classic lemonade shandy (with ginger ale) in clear pitchers ($7, Bed Bath & Beyond). Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022 Add the vodka and grenadine, then top with soda and/or ginger ale to fill. M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 The Jameson Cool Zone will serve Jameson slushies in ginger ale or lemonade, along with a new Jameson Orange Old Fashioned. Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022 Prosecutors said Reid’s DNA was recovered from a crushed, discarded can of ginger ale found in Roth’s toilet. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 To further confuse you, some people use ginger ale or ginger beer instead of lemon lime soda, while others use good old American kids-on-the-suburban-corner lemonade, presumably as a misreading of the Englishness of the recipe. Jason O'bryan, Robb Report, 17 June 2022 Mixologists at the Jules Verne bar make classics and innovative cocktails like Sweet Moluccas, which has sweet-sour gandaria fruit, fresh ginger and mint, ginger ale and tequila. Johanna Read, Forbes, 20 June 2022 Browne’s spoils are rich: bits of jewelry, shards of Blue Willow porcelain, gold class rings, silver Kennedy half dollars, ginger ale bottles, wooden buoys, old tools and pickle jars. Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
ginger ale
noun
: a soft drink flavored with ginger