social gathering

Example Sentences

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She said: "It's like a social gathering to come together to put their mask on and have a go at the police."

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

Earlier that month, Ely had written to Perkins again, affectionately chiding her for missing a social gathering and exclaiming, “I feel lost in the new Immigration set-up!”

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025

"You can think of swarming behavior like a social gathering; there's lots of flight activity, increased communication and inter-species mingling; for bats, it's not unlike going to a club," Foley said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

Judges can have social lives, he said, and there are no clear lines for when a social gathering could pose a problem.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2023

Some callers sought clarification of a particular point in the case that had been the subject of serious debate in a barbershop or at a social gathering.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson