cocktail hour

idiom

: a time when people drink cocktails (such as before dinner)

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During the cocktail hour, guests nibbled from various food stations, including Asian and Italian fare. Erin Clack, People.com, 30 June 2025 The custom quartz bar can host family and friends for cocktail hour, while the home theatre can seat all your nearest and dearest on movie nights. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 June 2025 Even a light mist vanished in time for cocktail hour atop La Terrasse by Albane at the J.W. Marriott during an exclusive filmmaker dinner in honor of Die, My Love sponsored by Longines and presented by The Hollywood Reporter. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025 Champagne was free-flowing all day at the store, from breakfast to cocktail hour. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cocktail hour

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“Cocktail hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20hour. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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