How to Use party in a Sentence

party

1 of 2 noun
  • The parties in the lawsuit reached a settlement.
  • We are having a party.
  • The senator is loyal to his party.
  • Were you invited to her party?
  • Our New Year's Eve party was a huge success.
  • The rest of the party would be asked to wait in the car.
    Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 17 Apr. 2020
  • That means skip the party, the movies, the weekend trip.
    Carolyn Kylstra, SELF, 13 Mar. 2020
  • In fact, grab a few friends and make a party out of it.
    Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman, 4 July 2017
  • There are a number of ways to ask a friend to be part of your bridal party.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 8 Mar. 2022
  • But why not book all of them and have a shopping party?
    Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 11 Apr. 2023
  • If not, could that open the door for Latvia to join the party? ...
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The party doesn't have to decide — the voters can and should.
    Noah Millman, TheWeek, 27 Feb. 2020
  • What a perfect time to add alcohol to the mix with a party at the house!
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The base case is meant to be structured for both parties to come out ahead.
    Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • For those people, the parties are the least of their problems in my view.
    Rebecca Christie, Good Housekeeping, 26 July 2019
  • Of course there was a lavish party for the expensive hole in the ground.
    Recode Staff, Recode, 20 Dec. 2018
  • There were welcome parties, and all that sort of thing.
    Kaila Philo, The New Republic, 22 June 2018
  • Some embrace the chance to act out while others just want to party.
    Chris Thilk, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2018
  • Place the trays out at a party, fill with salt and let guests help themselves.
    Samantha MacAvoy, Good Housekeeping, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Craving a pick-me-up that brings more to the party than beer or wine?
    Georgann Yara, azcentral, 22 June 2020
  • Nearly all the men in the party ignored her and kept up their talking.
    Dana Snitzky, Longreads, 12 July 2018
  • Ken’s smooth groin area was the compromise the two parties reached.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 20 July 2023
  • The mega-party touched off a passion in him for the bridge that's lasted for decades.
    CBS News, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Who’s cooler than the person who doesn’t come to the party?
    Kat Stoeffel, The Cut, 2 Feb. 2018
  • At this party, love is in the air, and up people’s noses.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Dec. 2022
  • No party may hold more than five seats on the nine-member board.
    BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2021
  • No more than five members may belong to the same party.
    Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2021
  • The main thing is our shows are a big party and a celebration of life!
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2022
  • After all, the worst thing that can happen to a party is for the punch bowl to run dry too soon.
    The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Neither party is sure how the court fight will affect the election.
    Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2020
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party

2 of 2 verb
  • He spent the weekend partying with his friends.
  • These two love to go out and party with the best of them.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
  • And the people of the world will party under the moonlit blooms again.
    Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2020
  • This season is marked in part by the very best clothes to party in.
    Nicole Fritton, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Neither of them like to party or be around a lot of people.
    Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Cyrus is ready to party with abandon, so best to take a step back.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
  • And there will be a lot more this year, as people seem ready to party once again.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022
  • According to a source, the two were partying with a small group of friends.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2017
  • And since the pandemic, the desire to party hard again has notched the tempo way faster.
    Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022
  • The Kardashian sisters looked ready to party in their looks for the night.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 10 Aug. 2018
  • There was too much focus on partying with the cool kids, and too little on the nuts and bolts.
    Kenin M. Spivak, National Review, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Then the story of course about her friends out there partying with her with the Narcan.
    Fox News, 26 July 2018
  • Tess is mostly alone at the bar as everyone parties around her.
    refinery29.com, 14 May 2018
  • But then her friend would have crack, and people would be there partying.
    Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The Guardians looked like a team getting ready to party Wednesday night.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Grab your face paint, put on your best Harajuku look and get ready to party with one of the best in the business.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Besides partying it up, what’s the best thing about being a free man?
    Mark Elibert, Billboard, 28 June 2018
  • Europe’s trains know how to party Good news for guys who like to shine their machine.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The area of La Placita comes to life after dark with partying folk spilling out onto the streets.
    David Jefferys, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Things go awry when Cameron invites hookers to party with the boys while the wives are in Noto.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The silvery getup complete with a disco ball-like hood, which was ready to party the night away in.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Those who choose to walk around the site can still party as always, but some have decided against doing so.
    Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But that didn’t keep the weekly Tuesday crowd from partying on.
    Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 May 2018
  • Tolmachov had a plan though -- his staff agreed to stay through the night so patrons could party until the small hours.
    Ivana Kottasová and Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 May 2022
  • Sunshine time is here, which just so happens to be the perfect excuse to party in your finest florals!
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 19 Mar. 2023
  • But if the indictment put some in a partying mood, others were feeling more sober.
    Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Many of your colleagues will want to party more than is good for them, trading too much of their studying for binge drinking.
    Daniel Caton - Special To The Observer Editorial Board, charlotteobserver, 4 May 2018
  • Who has less patience than young people who want to party, visit, hang out?
    Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2020
  • Our recap ends here because even us weary writers need to party sometime.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2017
  • According to a source, Turner likes to party while Jonas likes to stay home.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023

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