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Recent Examples of cocktail party
Bass went to Ghana for a cocktail party and her public safety deputy was home on leave after calling in a bomb threat to City Hall.
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
The attendees at the British Museum cocktail party, surrounded by masterworks of 20th-century art, couldn’t help but gush about one single gallery show on view in New York City.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Scientists call this the cocktail party problem.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 May 2026
For a cocktail party For an evening event, a little black dress is always a great choice, and cocktail dress codes allow for pretty much any length, especially midis.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
The attendees at the British Museum cocktail party, surrounded by masterworks of 20th-century art, couldn’t help but gush about one single gallery show on view in New York City.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Scientists call this the cocktail party problem.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 May 2026
For a cocktail party For an evening event, a little black dress is always a great choice, and cocktail dress codes allow for pretty much any length, especially midis.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cocktail party
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocktail party
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The elaborate staging kept with the song’s energy, with the group bursting out of a giant pink teddy bear outfitted with speakers for paws, interrupting a tea party scene populated by extras with pinkies raised, before launching into the track amid a cascade of colour and floating stuffed animals.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Frank faced his toughest reelection campaign in years in 2010 as the tea party wave swept over American politics.—
Steven Sloan,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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Two people have been sentenced to prison in an April 2024 shooting that killed a teenage boy at a house party in Lakewood, court records show.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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Don Daley, a 60-year-old state employee from Concord, watched Emanuel talk from a bench in the backyard of the house party.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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One hen party group nearly brought the roof down.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
2 June 2026
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Scottish hen parties were deemed to contain ritualistic profanation.—
Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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Peacock Alley is a more casual setting and serves up an afternoon tea experience that’s become a city favorite (think Champagne, scones, pastries, and more).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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Research shows that replacing sugary drinks with water, coffee, or tea can improve fasting blood sugar and how your body uses insulin (the hormone that regulates blood sugar).—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
10 June 2026
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Killing bears made Jacobs his name, but killing elk made good supper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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In March 1997, members of the Heaven’s Gate cult visited a Carlsbad, California, restaurant for their last supper—identical orders of iced tea, salad, turkey pot pie, and cheesecake.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
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Clear to partly cloudy skies meet and greet us Monday night.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Dozens attended the event, which included a meet and greet and banana-themed decorations across the store.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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Some research suggests other benefits, too, according to a recent symposium from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2026
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Another four-story building — The Forum — will feature Jacobs Celebration Hall, a 500-person venue for symposiums and conferences.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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Othership’s sauna events range from comedy nights and singles socials to tarot readings and a shabbat social schvitz.—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
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Nowadays, the brand's socials are loaded with more photos of mountain bikes, ski goggles and foaming surf than camper vans or motorhomes.—
C.C. Weiss
May 05,
New Atlas,
5 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cocktail party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocktail%20party. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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