cocktail
Example Sentences
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"It has been a very difficult season so far heat-wise. We have changed to late afternoon ceremonies, for the first time ever this year, we have moved outdoor cocktail receptions indoors."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
In one, it sat on a tiny plate beside a chilled vermouth cocktail garnished with a pearl onion on a spear.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
During group activities, cocktail hours and meetings in small cohorts of two or three attendees and facilitators, participants sought insight and support from each other about starting new businesses and career shifts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Top among them are the United States, where Americans on both coasts enjoy the cocktail hour staple -- but whose interior has yet to be seduced by the spritz.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
When Lyra had been living there for six weeks or so, Mrs. Coulter decided to hold a cocktail party.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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