dinner party

noun

: a party at which dinner is served
She hosted a dinner party at her apartment.

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At a dinner party in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, a guest speaks with dark sarcasm of the singular achievements of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas mastermind behind the horrendous Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the current conflagration (an Israeli drone killed Sinwar a year later). Max Rodenbeck, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025 This layout resembles the classic Satyricon, a notable Roman work from Gaius Petronius, in which, before a lavish dinner party, the characters bathe in a communal bath. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025 To start, the couple attend a New York Fashion Week dinner party together. Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025 Their most notable guest was former President Barack Obama, who reportedly attended a dinner party in 2014. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dinner party 

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“Dinner party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner%20party. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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