social occasion
Example Sentences
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The event was founded by Queen Anne in 1711 and is now well known as a key social occasion, as well as a sporting event.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025
The summer spectaculars coincided with the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, a new reason to make going to the movies a big, social occasion again.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2023
Even though it was a social occasion aimed at comity and comedy, the dinner marked one of the relatively few formal encounters between Biden and members of the White House press during his administration.
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2023
Over the course of the pandemic, isolation has been the route to safety, and any social occasion had to be considered with levels of care usually reserved for presidents or royalty.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2021
Oh, how hard it is to make sense of a social occasion from the train of a dress.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
