coffee hour

noun

Definition of coffee hour

1 : a usually fixed occasion of informal meeting and chatting at which refreshments are served

2 : coffee break

Examples of coffee hour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wayne Rioux will be back to hold virtual monthly coffee hour. — courant.com, "Community News For The West Hartford Edition," 25 Nov. 2020 Simsbury is running nearly all activities online, and even set up a Veterans Day coffee hour on Zoom for veterans. — Don Stacom, courant.com, "Serving the elderly in a pandemic: Connecticut’s senior centers vary between Zoom and in-person classes," 13 Nov. 2020 She can regularly be found arranging the flowers in the sanctuary, socializing during coffee hour, and bowing her head during the Prayers of the People. — Casey Cep, The New Yorker, "Marilynne Robinson’s Essential American Stories," 25 Sep. 2020 The next veterans coffee hour will take place on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m., via Zoom. — courant.com, "Community News For The South Windsor Edition," 4 Sep. 2020 The virtual puzzle hunt and coffee hour has been well received. — courant.com, "Community News For The Enfield Edition," 7 Aug. 2020 On Wednesday, Michelle Obama debuted her new podcast — a chatty, virtual coffee hour whose first guest was her husband, Barack. — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, "All the president’s ‘Suburban Housewives’," 31 July 2020 There was no Eucharist or passing of the peace, and the usual post-service coffee hour was held by video conference. — David Crary, Anchorage Daily News, "Churches amid the pandemic: Some outbreaks, many challenges," 12 July 2020 There was no Eucharist or passing of the peace, and the usual post-service coffee hour was held by video conference. — oregonlive, "Church outbreaks pose challenge for coronavirus containment," 12 July 2020

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“Coffee hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20hour. Accessed 13 Apr. 2021.

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