dinner party

noun

: a party at which dinner is served
She hosted a dinner party at her apartment.

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Hosting a dinner party is a lot of work. Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025 Imagine hosting a cozy dinner party under the stars, morning coffee with a view, or simply lounging with a good book in the sunshine—all without ever leaving your own space. Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025 Michael Yarinsky, cofounder of AD PRO Directory design firm Office of Tangible Space, helped curate the show as part of his dinner party series and forthcoming book A New Futurist Cookbook, and describes this style of glassware as a return to craft. Emily Johnson, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2025 Their stay at Chequers is filled with tense political meetings and an awkward dinner party. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dinner party

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“Dinner party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner%20party. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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