communal gathering

Example Sentences

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The park addresses the need for communal gathering via a new cluster of colorful outdoor furniture known as the Alta Chat Space.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

“Difference Between,” a 23-minute world premiere by Matthew Neenan, holds the stage intriguingly until losing momentum and feeling strung out as it presents an artful, communal gathering that dwindles to a somewhat puzzling conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

But by 1:40 p.m., the communal gathering areas are silent.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

Ali said he would seek to preserve the show’s sense of a communal gathering, as well as its elements of supernatural magic, as it moves to the larger venue.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022

But although its pervasive theme is one of communal gathering, he manages “to talk about transfer foods that come from Africa” and deconstruct the etymology of the word barbecue.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022