How to Use schmooze in a Sentence

schmooze

1 of 2 verb

• People will have time to schmooze during the cocktail hour.
• The Ringer’s Bill Simmons schmoozed off to the side, and Tooley made his rounds.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2020
• Yes, the Gipper schmoozed those on the opposite side of the aisle.
  — William McGurn, WSJ, 31 July 2017
• Get ready to sip, snap and schmooze with your favorite stars!
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022
• And Trump just happens to have a trip planned to schmooze with them in Hamburg this week.
  — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 2 July 2017
• Later, as a learning linguist, the 22-year-old made plans to schmooze with the boss.
  — Candace Buckner, courant.com, 4 June 2019
• Trump isn't going to schmooze, and McConnell won't blow smoke.
  — Robert Costa and Sean Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2017
• Nobody could schmooze, outwit, or buy their way around the virus.
  — Ruth S. Barrett, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2020
• Hundreds of competitors and customers stopped by to sit and schmooze and laugh with Jack.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022
• Better to have him attack you than schmooze him like Bartiromo, but still.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 6 July 2018
• Since this is a family affair going back to 1942, dad Kenny sat with us and schmoozed.
  — Ina Pinkney, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• The front lawn, meanwhile, will metamorphose into one of the world’s most glamorous outdoor lounges for artists to schmooze (at a distance) and pose for the cameras.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2021
• As soon as a commercial break began, stars moved to schmooze as much as possible before the two-minute time span ran out.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2022
• Kris Kobach doesn’t walk into the room full of Republicans like a man ready to schmooze to become governor.
  — Hunter Woodall, kansascity, 22 Feb. 2018
• Ngata joined scores of teammates clad in Bulldogs red jerseys at Golden 1 Center to meet, greet and schmooze.
  — Joe Davidson, sacbee, 12 Jan. 2018
• As the name implies, the Desk To Dinner Shirt can be worn all day at business meetings, then into the night while schmoozing with clients over dinner or drinks.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2023
• About half were over 65 years old, happy to schmooze at breakfast over bagels and whitefish before a day full of classes, music and theater.
  — Leslie Brody, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2018
• With its winding staircase and notice-me glam color palette of black-fuchsia-and-shine, this is a space made for boozy biz schmoozing.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2020
• Guests can schmooze during a cocktail hour and gourmet dinner, but the star of the elegant evening is the exhibition of more than 80 works of art up for silent auction.
  — Faye Reeder, star-telegram, 28 Oct. 2017
• Vying for the presidency requires candidates to schmooze their way through the heartland, and all roads run through Iowa.
  — Jason Parham, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
• Biden continued to schmooze with foreign leaders and soak up global politics for the next 37 years.
  — Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2020
• The hope was that the listener would enjoy feeling like a fly on the wall, eavesdropping on two scientists schmoozing.
  — Quanta Magazine, 15 Jan. 2020
• Fans of Davos point to the serendipity gained when so many political and business leaders cram into a small town with little to do but schmooze.
  — Eric Sylvers, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2021
• The former mattress salesman and manager also missed the action – schmoozing with customers at work, putting a smile on their faces.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
• This is a kind of torture for the members, whose presence on the Senate floor generally consists of schmoozing and talking.
  — Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2019
• Employees of Beaird Harris are asked to come to the office at least two days a week, and Tuesdays are designated for team meetings and to simply schmooze.
  — Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
• Today’s Mets are run by a novice general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen, 45, who likes to schmooze with fans on social media and in the stands.
  — New York Times, 22 July 2019
• Punch roams the room, schmoozing and delivering dishes.
  — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• In other words: no writing, no pitching about writing and no talking or schmoozing about said writing.
  — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
• For business leaders, APEC is an opportunity to schmooze, press their agendas and pontificate about the state of the world.
  — Thomas Black, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023

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schmooze

2 of 2 noun

• That schmooze-fest happens across the college landscape.
  — oregonlive, 27 May 2020
• And because Keith loves the spotlight, expect him to schmooze and wade through the crowd, ready for any photo op that might arise.
  — Kevin Warwick, Chicago Reader, 15 Dec. 2017
• The nerd prom is back in all its overly earnest, celebrity-studded, schmooze-or-lose glory.
  — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022
• Craft breweries across the country have become schmooze central, a modern-day evolution of the British pub and the colonial tavern.
  — Jim Morrison, Smithsonian, 7 Sep. 2017
• The showcase is also a great chance for the basketball industry to network and schmooze, even more so than summer league in Las Vegas.
  — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 12 Jan. 2018
• But his desire to practice instead of schmooze with sponsors won’t hurt in dispelling the perception of some that football isn’t all that important to Rosen.
  — Kent Somers, azcentral, 17 May 2018
• The bulk of that is from commercial payments facilitated by the WeChat super-app, where a billion Chinese schmooze, shop, and share cabs.
  — Zheping Huang, Bloomberg.com, 12 Nov. 2020
• Guests are invited to come schmooze with the clergy and staff, explore the sacred spaces, learn about Judaic art installations or the Beth El Mausoleum.
  — Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 23 July 2021
• In the hours before the debate, many reporters file stories, eat snacks and schmooze with pollsters and political operatives.
  — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2019
• An excuse to close one's laptop, slip into black-tie with fellow literacy artists and schmooze prospective Inprint donors.
  — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2020
• Perched high above Sunset Boulevard, this is where Hollywood power players schmooze over Southsides.
  — Sarah Bray, Town & Country, 3 Dec. 2014
• Additionally, some of Biden's preferred methods to lobby and schmooze have been curtailed by the pandemic.
  — Aamer Madhani and Lisa Mascaro, Star Tribune, 24 Jan. 2021
• A little in-person schmooze can actually bring results.
  — Alexa Von Tobel, Vogue, 25 June 2017
• For now, the industry is in schmooze mode, sending delegations to meet the chairman, other commissioners and members of Congress.
  — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022
• During that weekend, job candidates would lead a service, deliver a sermon, meet with the preschoolers, teach a class, maybe have lunch with staff and schmooze with congregants during kiddush on Shabbat.
  — Stewart Ain, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Dec. 2020
• Singer cajoles stressed out, wealthy parents; schmoozes with them about his financial investments; and tries to impress them and the coaches who participated in his scheme with his insider knowledge.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2019
• An experienced stage director as well as a renowned administrator, Audi doesn’t just work on grand strategy and schmooze with donors.
  — New York Times, 19 July 2022
• Authors give talks in cramped storefronts, schmooze at luncheons, and learn to casually discuss their belabored creative project as commercial content.
  — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 1 Jan. 2021
• The Bader Rutter building includes a monumental staircase where employees often meet to schmooze.
  — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2017
• Use your natural social skills to network and schmooze, because these opportunities may be stemming from your extended social sphere.
  — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 25 Sep. 2017
• Most are already technical whizzes and strong musicians who then are taught as fellows how to converse with the public, meld into an ensemble, speak to journalists, generate interesting programming ideas, schmooze with donors and teach.
  — Sean Erwin, miamiherald, 25 Apr. 2018
• And the elimination of middlemen encourages artists to elevate one another rather than schmooze insiders at cocktail parties.
  — Washington Post, 8 May 2021
• Don't be afraid to cultivate relationships with inspirational people, using your natural finesse to network and schmooze.
  — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 26 Apr. 2018
• Institutions that put on awards ceremonies, concerts, film festivals and high-profile schmooze events are considering postponement, cancellation or going virtual as the Covid-19 variant sweeps through the U.S.
  — Anne Steele, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022
• That schmooze-fest happens across the college landscape.
  — oregonlive, 27 May 2020
• And because Keith loves the spotlight, expect him to schmooze and wade through the crowd, ready for any photo op that might arise.
  — Kevin Warwick, Chicago Reader, 15 Dec. 2017
• The nerd prom is back in all its overly earnest, celebrity-studded, schmooze-or-lose glory.
  — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022
• Craft breweries across the country have become schmooze central, a modern-day evolution of the British pub and the colonial tavern.
  — Jim Morrison, Smithsonian, 7 Sep. 2017
• The showcase is also a great chance for the basketball industry to network and schmooze, even more so than summer league in Las Vegas.
  — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 12 Jan. 2018
• But his desire to practice instead of schmooze with sponsors won’t hurt in dispelling the perception of some that football isn’t all that important to Rosen.
  — Kent Somers, azcentral, 17 May 2018

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