Examples of cocktail hour in a Sentence
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Once cocktail hour was up, guests went down to the tent to get settled before the first dance.
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Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
Just recently, my fiancée and I were figuring out an order for fancy disposable flatware for a pre-wedding reception cocktail hour.
—Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
At the time, cocktail hour was becoming the norm in households as women began to host parties between the hours of 6 P.M. and 8 P.M.
—Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
Silent auction cocktail hour, live auction, gourmet dinner, roast and dancing.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2024
A couple designed a scented candle that burned during the cocktail hour.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Though the cocktail hour was scheduled to conclude at 8 PM, as the time neared and guests conversed about their subsequent plans, there was a noticeable reluctance to depart.
—Rachel Besser, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
The bride even pulled out her original wedding gown for the cocktail hour.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
Vietnamese canapés circulated the cocktail hour before guests found their faces framed in a Polaroid picture to mark their place settings.
—Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
Just recently, my fiancée and I were figuring out an order for fancy disposable flatware for a pre-wedding reception cocktail hour.
—Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
At the time, cocktail hour was becoming the norm in households as women began to host parties between the hours of 6 P.M. and 8 P.M.
—Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
Silent auction cocktail hour, live auction, gourmet dinner, roast and dancing.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2024
A couple designed a scented candle that burned during the cocktail hour.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Though the cocktail hour was scheduled to conclude at 8 PM, as the time neared and guests conversed about their subsequent plans, there was a noticeable reluctance to depart.
—Rachel Besser, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
The bride even pulled out her original wedding gown for the cocktail hour.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
Vietnamese canapés circulated the cocktail hour before guests found their faces framed in a Polaroid picture to mark their place settings.
—Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Cocktail hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20hour. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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