social occasion
Example Sentences
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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
Royal Ascot which attracts 270,000 spectators over the five days is as much a social occasion as a sporting event.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2023
Had this been a pleasant social occasion, I most certainly would be writing a thank-you note to both hosts.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022
It could have been at a news conference, a social occasion or both.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2021
Oh, how hard it is to make sense of a social occasion from the train of a dress.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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