social occasion

Example Sentences

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Cafes have become a social occasion with many young people to get dressed up and meet for coffee and a chat.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 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

Over the course of the pandemic, isolation has been the route to safety, and any social occasion had to be considered with levels of care usually reserved for presidents or royalty.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2021

We were meant to remember pearls pattering at a certain social occasion.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck