communal gathering

Example Sentences

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“Difference Between,” a 23-minute world premiere by Matthew Neenan, holds the stage intriguingly until losing momentum and feeling strung out as it presents an artful, communal gathering that dwindles to a somewhat puzzling conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

But by 1:40 p.m., the communal gathering areas are silent.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

“This is a problem, this is a public health problem,” said Andy Shallal, the Busboys and Poets owner whose restaurants in the District, Maryland and Virginia are designed as communal gathering places.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2022

In place of a communal gathering, we have one man’s journey toward self-actualization.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022

I mean that there hasn’t been a communal gathering where there is acknowledgment that this has happened to us.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2022