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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The happy hour menu is filled with small bites, speciality drinks, wines and mocktails.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
By evening, the energy turns to happy hours, earlier dinners and shorter nights.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Along with beads, expect all-day happy hour with specials such as $5 draft beers, half-price wines by the glass, $9 Fish City Old Fashioneds and $5 Gold Margaritas.
—Anna Butler, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
The night of their engagement in October 2024 Ford sent Gilstrap to happy hour with friends to keep her away while dinner was set up.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
By evening, the energy turns to happy hours, earlier dinners and shorter nights.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Along with beads, expect all-day happy hour with specials such as $5 draft beers, half-price wines by the glass, $9 Fish City Old Fashioneds and $5 Gold Margaritas.
—Anna Butler, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
The night of their engagement in October 2024 Ford sent Gilstrap to happy hour with friends to keep her away while dinner was set up.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2026.
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