How to Use cocktail hour in a Sentence

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• And what about the premeal cocktail hour?
  — Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
• 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 full open bar.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2023
• There's a kids' menu, nightly cocktail hour, and a full open bar.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2023
• The dogs even got a chance to mingle with guests during cocktail hour.
  — Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
• The hull looked pewter at cocktail hour and almost white later that night.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
• 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 bride even pulled out her original wedding gown for the cocktail hour.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
• The evening kicked off with a cocktail hour held on the museum’s ground floor level.
  — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
• The food and views provide a perfect pre (or post) dinner cocktail hour.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
• Champagne was free-flowing all day at the store, from breakfast to cocktail hour.
  — Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 13 June 2025
• Dissecting your serve with one of the world’s greatest players at cocktail hour?
  — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
• 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
• Meanwhile, many more of us managed to … find some clever backgrounds for a Zoom cocktail hour?
  — Alan Dybner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
• Things seemed, ostensibly, okay—shaking a daiquiri for cocktail hour is fun, for a minute.
  — Hazlitt, 1 Feb. 2023
• Do this at the beginning of the cocktail hour or the welcome party the night before.
  — Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024
• These two-biters are just the thing to pass around before a holiday dinner or during cocktail hour.
  — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
• The camcorder stayed in circulation throughout the day, passed from cocktail hour to the dance floor.
  — Sara Radin, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
• Several years later, that fondness for play hasn’t gone the way of the Zoom cocktail hour.
  — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026
• Guests will enjoy a cocktail hour followed by a three-course dinner and a dessert bar and a champagne toast at midnight.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Earlier in the evening at cocktail hour, guests enjoyed various hors d’oeuvres plus bread rolls and greens.
  — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
• The cocktail hour ends when all the guests have arrived, then everyone is gently guided to their tables.
  — Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
• Guests then strolled back to the villa for a cocktail hour with food stations set against its atmospheric facade.
  — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
• A lot of couples just don’t attend cocktail hour because of photos and that’s totally fine.
  — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
• Amid the chaos, the bride missed her cocktail hour, and the photographer was unable to snap getting-ready portraits.
  — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
• 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
• Whether at your own cocktail hour or a party, this cocktail is going to be a star, so make sure to have all the ingredients on hand.
  — Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024