happy hour
Example Sentences
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I sidled up to the bar with happy hour in full swing, feeling a little nauseated from the heat and mileage.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Weeks later, McArthur and Gabbert exchanged words at happy hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
“I always said I would never come back to Northeast Ohio. I was over the cold and the winter,” she said one evening while hosting a women’s-club happy hour on Hudson’s main street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
At this one, happy hour is frequented by local folks — a few of them salty dogs from the marina nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Bull Meecham required his pilots to go to happy hour every Friday.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
