How to Use cocktail party in a Sentence

cocktail party

noun
  • Then came the cocktail party with all their other podmates.
    Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a cocktail party here, a Q&A there, a launch party way over there, in Brooklyn.
    Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Hannah Brown snapped at the men after drama consumed another cocktail party.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 8 July 2019
  • Of course, when all the women get together at Brynn’s big cocktail party to kick off the season, Erin is at the center of the drama.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Here’s a look at what the other guests at the Johnny Was x Sasson cocktail party to celebrate the launch of the collection.
    Maggie Clancy, WWD, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The musician even accompanied her to a cocktail party on the season finale of Southern Charm.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Bridal salon Floravere teamed up with wedding website Over the Moon to toast summer wedding season with a cocktail party.
    Vogue, 27 June 2019
  • Eve laments her well-to-do family’s ordinariness, bemoaning their unpretentious taste and subdued cocktail parties.
    Pete Tosiello, Washington Post, 10 July 2019
  • Mara used her time at the cocktail party to speak with Sarah.
    Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 21 Feb. 2022
  • M April 4 The Zoom cocktail party left me drunk on my ass.
    New York Times, 14 May 2020
  • The launch will be marked by a cocktail party at the John Sowden House on Oct. 12.
    The Editors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Okay gents, go get cleaned up for the post-date cocktail party.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • After the three dates, all of the men gathered for a cocktail party.
    Haley Kluge, Variety, 2 Nov. 2021
  • By the cocktail party, the couple seemed to be in complete bliss.
    Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Tayshia and Kaitlyn say that Michelle has canceled the rest of the cocktail party.
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2021
  • For cocktail parties and giftable tins, of course, roll and bake to your heart’s content.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2019
  • Matt wants to meet up with them both before the cocktail party.
    Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 1 Feb. 2021
  • That’s like putting on Days Of Wine and Roses during a cocktail party to set the mood.
    Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The world of cocktail parties and bespoke suits and limousines pulling up to the curb?
    Seth Doane, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Back inside, Shanae grabbed some shrimp from the cocktail party platter and offered it to the rest of the group.
    Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 31 Jan. 2022
  • With that, Jamie exited, and Michelle canceled the rest of the cocktail party.
    Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 2 Nov. 2021
  • After a week of dates, the men gathered for the weekly cocktail party.
    Haley Kluge, Variety, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Kids were sent to the beach on sunny afternoons or when the adults at a cocktail party had had enough of them.
    Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Why not host a cocktail party or a trip to a gallery or museum?
    Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2021
  • Zach starts the cocktail party by pulling Anastasia aside for a one-on-one chat.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Sarah Trott crashes the first group date of the week and horns her way into a nine-woman cocktail party.
    Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 19 Jan. 2021
  • By 7:00pm, the cocktail party was already in full swing as guests caught up in the intimate space.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2021
  • His dream is to one day attend the same cocktail party as his idol Steven Spielberg.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Katie then calls off the rest of the cocktail party and jumps straight into the rose ceremony.
    Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 22 June 2021
  • The bar hummed all night, and the dress code ranged from Eagles game jerseys to full cocktail party attire.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2022

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