social occasion
Example Sentences
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"Strictly speaking that was breaking the rules but it was during a dinner and during a social occasion and therefore I thought it was legitimate," he told the inquiry.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024
The summer spectaculars coincided with the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, a new reason to make going to the movies a big, social occasion again.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2023
Even though it was a social occasion aimed at comity and comedy, the dinner marked one of the relatively few formal encounters between Biden and members of the White House press during his administration.
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2023
It could have been at a news conference, a social occasion or both.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2021
We were meant to remember pearls pattering at a certain social occasion.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
