happy hour

Example Sentences

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I sidled up to the bar with happy hour in full swing, feeling a little nauseated from the heat and mileage.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

I screamed through a three-minute roller-coaster ride, saw the Sphere and Strip from 550 feet at golden hour and had an exclusive 66th-floor lounge to myself for happy hour and breakfast.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

It’s a Friday night happy hour at Distrito Catorce bar in Boyle Heights, and the regulars note that the crowd listening to Spanish-language jams has a few more unfamiliar faces than usual.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

“I think he’s running out of steam,” a few of my D.C. happy hour comrades confessed Wednesday after the hearings, “Or he’s really sicker than he lets on.”

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Next time happy hour rolled around, I left him at the office.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama