social occasion
Example Sentences
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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
Mr Miles also said it was a "social occasion and no ministerial business was discussed".
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022
Had this been a pleasant social occasion, I most certainly would be writing a thank-you note to both hosts.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022
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
We were meant to remember pearls pattering at a certain social occasion.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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