social gathering
Example Sentences
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Namibia's authorities have warned people not to hold parties at cemeteries after a social gathering at a gravesite in the capital, Windhoek, sparked outrage last weekend.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
Earlier that month, Ely had written to Perkins again, affectionately chiding her for missing a social gathering and exclaiming, “I feel lost in the new Immigration set-up!”
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2025
"You can think of swarming behavior like a social gathering; there's lots of flight activity, increased communication and inter-species mingling; for bats, it's not unlike going to a club," Foley said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
Judges can have social lives, he said, and there are no clear lines for when a social gathering could pose a problem.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2023
Some callers sought clarification of a particular point in the case that had been the subject of serious debate in a barbershop or at a social gathering.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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