How to Use cocktail hour in a Sentence

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• The event begins at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres.
  — Beacon-News Staff, chicagotribune.com, 3 Mar. 2022
• There’s even a cozy bar and a lounge with a piano for cocktail hour.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2023
• There's a kids' menu, nightly cocktail hour, and a full open bar.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2023
• Once cocktail hour was up, guests went down to the tent to get settled before the first dance.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
• The night started off with a red carpet and cocktail hour.
  — Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2023
• There's a kids' menu, nightly cocktail hour, and full open bar.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2022
• The dogs even got a chance to mingle with guests during cocktail hour.
  — Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
• Diplo worked the room, while Mia Moretti did the DJ work during the cocktail hour.
  — Melinda Sheckells, Variety, 1 Dec. 2022
• The hull looked pewter at cocktail hour and almost white later that night.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
• The evening starts at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail hour and DJ set, and finishes with a dance party.
  — Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
• Do this at the beginning of the cocktail hour or the welcome party the night before.
  — Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024
• The bride even pulled out her original wedding gown for the cocktail hour.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
• Doors open at 5 p.m. with a cash bar and cocktail hour which will give guests the change to check out the Festival of Trees in the atrium lobby.
  — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 16 Dec. 2021
• Shadbolt quipped—and the sounds of live jazz music from the cocktail hour were replaced by the clanking of pans and fires roaring over the stove in the open kitchen.
  — Amanda Randone, Vogue, 26 June 2024
• After all, who wouldn't want to hit the courts—or cocktail hour for that matter—with a sparkling collar around their neck.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 5 Aug. 2022
• Heading outside, the sundeck is home to a Jacuzzi, sun loungers, and a bar perfect for cocktail hour.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
• Meanwhile, many more of us managed to … find some clever backgrounds for a Zoom cocktail hour?
  — Alan Dybner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
• Get married in the backyard and retreat to the house for a cocktail hour, or make your way out to the fire pit when the temperatures drop.
  — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
• During the cocktail hour, a seafood tower was on display.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
• Early birds, check out the daily pizza and cocktail hour.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2023
• Just be sure to cover up the waistband with a shirt, as the elastic waistband may look a bit too relaxed for cocktail hour.
  — Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2024
• If any part of the big day is outdoors—photos, the reception, cocktail hour—a long-sleeve dress is a great option.
  — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2024
• If any part of the big day is outdoors—photos, the reception, cocktail hour—a long-sleeve dress is a great option.
  — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2023
• The podcast, entitled The Dylan Hour, will see Mulvaney sit down with guests in the format of a cocktail hour talk show.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
• The day’s schedule kicked off as doors opened at noon for a cocktail hour that preceded the first performance, from 1-4:30 p.m.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2022
• Following the cocktail hour by the pool, guests made their way into the vineyard for the formal dinner set under the stars.
  — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 25 July 2022
• The event began with an outdoor cocktail hour at sunset.
  — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 26 July 2024
• The drawing room, which was added to the house in 1774, offers prime views of the picturesque garden below that can be admired come cocktail hour.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 July 2023
• Afternoons can be spent with a book and a glass of wine in the library-lounge, or perhaps a game of billiards before cocktail hour.
  — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
• During cocktail hour, Johnston introduced the bride to her plus-one when disaster struck.
  — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 1 May 2025