cocktail party
Example Sentences
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“Purveyors of prestigious names from history for wealthy idiots who want to brag at their cocktail parties, ‘Oh, yes, my little Henry comes from a line of British kings.’
From Literature
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They attend keynotes and panels, cocktail parties and receptions.
Say you’re mingling at a cocktail party, networking event, singles mixer or church reception.
If it doesn’t work out, when people ask me what I do at cocktail parties, I’ll just say I’m an architect.
From Barron's
“Who said that wakes and funerals are the cocktail parties of the old?” one character asks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.