cocktail hour

Example Sentences

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A complex cider with enough of a tart kick to enliven any cocktail hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

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

Out of static came the sweet strains of cocktail hour music from the Empire Room of the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck