How to Use mingle in a Sentence

mingle

verb
  • The host was too busy to mingle during the party.
  • The story mingles fact and fiction.
  • It's a story in which fact mingles with fiction.
  • Several flavors mingle in the stew.
  • The smell of mingled Sol de Janeiro body sprays wafting in the air.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 Jan. 2024
  • At most award shows, the celebrities sit in the front and rarely mingle with the crowd.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Willy Wonka, bats, the grim reaper, and David Bowie mingle on the walls.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 27 June 2023
  • That’s good enough to have the movie mingling with the top ten point-earners of the season so far.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The Phillies players are big on mingling with their fans.
    Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The adults worked and mingled; the children would swim and play touch football.
    Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The fragrance of fresh marigolds and tuberoses mingled with the smell of incense.
    Suhasini Raj Atul Loke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Kevin Durant wore a Prada shirt and mingled with the crowd.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
  • As a royal, her role required her to mingle with some of the biggest stars of the era.
    Katie Robinson, Town & Country, 27 June 2022
  • The set ended on a sweet note with frontman Thomas Mars jumping off the stage to mingle with the Olympians in the crowd.
    Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Jump on a kayak and mingle with the sea otters or go on a whale watching tour.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • How did noir mix and mingle with the Nineties in this narrative?
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2021
  • The longer the vegetables mingle with salt, fat and seasonings, the more intense the taste of the sauce.
    New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Across the menu, flavors of peppers limo and crispy quinoa mingle freely with yuzu and soy.
    New York Times, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The dogs even got a chance to mingle with guests during cocktail hour.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • This year the kids got to work with each other, mingle with each other and got to gel as a team.
    al, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The yellow ends its journey by mingling with a green as crisp as grass stains.
    Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, one of the draws of the event is the ability to mingle with drivers such as Conor Daly and James Hinchcliffe.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2022
  • Mammals that mingle live longer than species that go it alone.
    Nidhi Subbaraman, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Do your best to get out and mingle with people who need a little cheer.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The ‘20s house guests mingle with priests and nuns from the house’s church days and the souls of her mother and father, who each died inside.
    Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Packs of tourists mingled with commuters and a few stray pigeons in the waiting hall.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
  • And hey, by the time Swift rolls into town in fall 2024, the prime minister will be single and ready to mingle with the moms in the crowd.
    Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Serve this with plenty of crusty bread to sop up all the delicious juices that mingle at the bottom of the bowl.
    Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
  • Local dive shops run trips to the wreck, where sea turtles mingle with coral, sponges and cascades of colorful fish.
    Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The event itself has become a subject of unease among journalists and others who question the optics of the press mingling with high-profile government officials at a swanky soiree.
    Theresa Braine, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025

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