social occasion
Example Sentences
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Cafes have become a social occasion with many young people to get dressed up and meet for coffee and a chat.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024
The summer spectaculars coincided with the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, a new reason to make going to the movies a big, social occasion again.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2023
Even though it was a social occasion aimed at comity and comedy, the dinner marked one of the relatively few formal encounters between Biden and members of the White House press during his administration.
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2023
It could have been at a news conference, a social occasion or both.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2021
Oh, how hard it is to make sense of a social occasion from the train of a dress.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
