: an informal or semiformal party or gathering at which cocktails are served
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The annual series is a mix of science lectures, live music and a cocktail party with food trucks at the museum with programming inspired by a different theme each year.—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026 Costs vary from free admission to $20 general admission and $50 reception and cocktail party tickets.—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026 The backstory Like all good—and possibly apocryphal—architecture stories, the original sketches of Atlantis The Royal started on a napkin at a cocktail party.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026 Last year, in addition to their CinemaCon presentation with Jenna Ortega, The Wkend, Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, the studio held a cocktail party following that event.—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cocktail party