cocktail party
Example Sentences
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As a boy, he sat on the staircase to get a view of the cocktail parties attended by the likes of Norman Mailer and John Lennon.
From New York Times
He shared an electronic invitation circulating among Russians in the city: a rooftop cocktail party for venture capitalists and cryptocurrency startups.
From Seattle Times
"He should give thanks and seek redemption. This is not the time for cocktail parties and fancy boat trips. Really the best advice for Gov. Cuomo is to disappear for now."
From Fox News
“We host cocktail parties one weekend, and the next weekend someone else hosts. We all just skip around.”
From New York Times
In the ensuing weeks, Gilly proceeds to drag a somewhat resentful, somewhat grateful Frankie through the city’s labyrinthine passageways to cocktail parties and the opera.
From Washington Post
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