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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According to O’Leary, airports have effectively delegated to airlines the consequences of early morning happy hour—namely, rowdy passengers boarding flights while less than lucid.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 May 2026
That included firm-wide birthday parties for employees, weekly pickup basketball games and quarterly happy hours for people across the industry.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Variety, 5 May 2026
In addition to the brunch and dinner menus, Range also offers a happy hour menu, according to the Turton website.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
Read on as drink pros spill about buzzy, bubbly highballs and how to add them to your happy hour menu this season.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 May 2026
That included firm-wide birthday parties for employees, weekly pickup basketball games and quarterly happy hours for people across the industry.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Variety, 5 May 2026
In addition to the brunch and dinner menus, Range also offers a happy hour menu, according to the Turton website.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
Read on as drink pros spill about buzzy, bubbly highballs and how to add them to your happy hour menu this season.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for happy hour
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“Happy hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20hour. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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