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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Las Olas happy hour: First Fridays is a new monthly happy hour that will debut this weekend in the buzzy Las Olas Boulevard courtyard in front of YOLO and adjacent O Lounge in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
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Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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, 4 June 2025
Wear this $24 V-neck blouse with three-quarter ruffle sleeves to the office, then straight to happy hour with colleagues.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 31 May 2025
It’s become a personal favorite—as a end-of-workday pick-me-up, heading from the office to happy hour or cocktail party.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 May 2025
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Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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, 4 June 2025
Wear this $24 V-neck blouse with three-quarter ruffle sleeves to the office, then straight to happy hour with colleagues.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 31 May 2025
It’s become a personal favorite—as a end-of-workday pick-me-up, heading from the office to happy hour or cocktail party.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 May 2025
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 15 Jun. 2025.
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