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

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

“I think he’s running out of steam,” a few of my D.C. happy hour comrades confessed Wednesday after the hearings, “Or he’s really sicker than he lets on.”

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

But when they’re out at a happy hour, you get to know them outside of how they present at work.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Some of the pilots were drifting back from the bar, still laughing at the rare faux pas of a colonel’s wife calling her husband at happy hour.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy