cocktail party

Example Sentences

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For attendees, the events offer a trip back to the age of Old Hollywood glam—and inspiration for a nostalgic cocktail party at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Dimon needed to get to his own company’s cocktail party at the nearby Kirchner Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

“Hey, X, when you go to a cocktail party, you pick up a little conversation here, another conversation there,” Disney told the animator.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Hogan was at a cocktail party before the 2023 Edgar Awards, where he was nominated for his last novel, “Gangland,” when his literary agent told him about the project and stipulations associated with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

A few guys crashed with them, and we ended up with not much more than forty or so kids, so—I mean there could have been more—it wasn’t bad for a cocktail party.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel