How to Use cocktail hour in a Sentence

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• After all, cocktail hour is all about mix-and-mingling, and letting loose—your ensemble should reflect that!
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
• The evening kicked off with a cocktail hour at the bar, during which the crowd chatted over martinis, margaritas, and sparkling water before being ushered into the dining room for dinner.
  — Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
• The event begins at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres.
  — Beacon-News Staff, chicagotribune.com, 3 Mar. 2022
• There’s even a cozy bar and a lounge with a piano for cocktail hour.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2023
• There's a kids' menu, nightly cocktail hour, and a full open bar.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2023
• Once cocktail hour was up, guests went down to the tent to get settled before the first dance.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
• The night started off with a red carpet and cocktail hour.
  — Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2023
• There's a kids' menu, nightly cocktail hour, and full open bar.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2022
• Diplo worked the room, while Mia Moretti did the DJ work during the cocktail hour.
  — Melinda Sheckells, Variety, 1 Dec. 2022
• The hull looked pewter at cocktail hour and almost white later that night.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
• The evening starts at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail hour and DJ set, and finishes with a dance party.
  — Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
• The bride even pulled out her original wedding gown for the cocktail hour.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
• Doors open at 5 p.m. with a cash bar and cocktail hour which will give guests the change to check out the Festival of Trees in the atrium lobby.
  — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 16 Dec. 2021
• Shadbolt quipped—and the sounds of live jazz music from the cocktail hour were replaced by the clanking of pans and fires roaring over the stove in the open kitchen.
  — Amanda Randone, Vogue, 26 June 2024
• After all, who wouldn't want to hit the courts—or cocktail hour for that matter—with a sparkling collar around their neck.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 5 Aug. 2022
• Heading outside, the sundeck is home to a Jacuzzi, sun loungers, and a bar perfect for cocktail hour.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
• Meanwhile, many more of us managed to … find some clever backgrounds for a Zoom cocktail hour?
  — Alan Dybner, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
• During the cocktail hour, a seafood tower was on display.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
• Early birds, check out the daily pizza and cocktail hour.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2023
• Just be sure to cover up the waistband with a shirt, as the elastic waistband may look a bit too relaxed for cocktail hour.
  — Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2024
• If any part of the big day is outdoors—photos, the reception, cocktail hour—a long-sleeve dress is a great option.
  — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2023
• If any part of the big day is outdoors—photos, the reception, cocktail hour—a long-sleeve dress is a great option.
  — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2024
• The day’s schedule kicked off as doors opened at noon for a cocktail hour that preceded the first performance, from 1-4:30 p.m.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2022
• Following the cocktail hour by the pool, guests made their way into the vineyard for the formal dinner set under the stars.
  — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 25 July 2022
• The event began with an outdoor cocktail hour at sunset.
  — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 26 July 2024
• The drawing room, which was added to the house in 1774, offers prime views of the picturesque garden below that can be admired come cocktail hour.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 July 2023
• At the time, cocktail hour was becoming the norm in households as women began to host parties between the hours of 6 P.M. and 8 P.M.
  — Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
• During the cocktail hour, a simple Paloma of Casa Dragones Blanco on the rocks with a grapefruit twist was served.
  — Megan Conway, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• The event, which took place at Soho House Toronto, featured a cocktail hour downstairs before a three-course dinner on the second floor of the social club.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
• Spanish guitar played throughout the cocktail hour as guests arrived and mingled.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Nov 2024