happy hour
noun
: a period of time during which the price of drinks (as at a bar) is reduced or hors d'oeuvres are served free
Examples of happy hour in a Sentence
Happy hour runs from 5:00 to 7:00.
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The events include traditional canvassing and phone-banking training, as well as happy hours at breweries and poster-making before No Kings protests.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
To celebrate National Beer Day, the Twins will have another pregame happy hour featuring $2 beers on Tuesday night.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
The events include traditional canvassing and phone-banking training, as well as happy hours at breweries and poster-making before No Kings protests.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
The happy hour bargains are $6 beers, $8 glasses of red and white wine, $12 margaritas, $12 garlic parmesan fries, $14 ceviche and a $16 pepperoni flatbread.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
To celebrate National Beer Day, the Twins will have another pregame happy hour featuring $2 beers on Tuesday night.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
The events include traditional canvassing and phone-banking training, as well as happy hours at breweries and poster-making before No Kings protests.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
The happy hour bargains are $6 beers, $8 glasses of red and white wine, $12 margaritas, $12 garlic parmesan fries, $14 ceviche and a $16 pepperoni flatbread.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Happy hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20hour. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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