cocktail hour
Example Sentences
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To kill some time before cocktail hour, I visited the free Richelieu Library, where I joined other tourists peering into the Labrouste Room, canopied with a Byzantine-inspired nine-dome ceiling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
I arrived at Gustavino’s, the tony East Side venue, midway through the 6 p.m. cocktail hour.
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2025
Vincent met Brian Kaspar at a cocktail hour for high-yield fundraisers.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2025
That color temperature is great when you’re making breakfast, but may not be ideal if you want warmer, dimmer light for cocktail hour.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024
“It’s only three days,” she told Bridge, “but you wouldn’t believe the number of events—we’re playing at the rehearsal dinner, the prewedding cocktail hour, the ceremony, and then—get this—there’s a high tea the day after.”
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
