dinner party

noun

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

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Hosting a dinner party is infinitely more enjoyable with a partner in crime to help curate the playlist and the guest list, keep the conversation and the drinks flowing, and take a load off the planning. Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2026 Homemade Salad Dressings Are So Simple A homemade salad dressing is one of those small details that dinner party guests always notice. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026 They were set up as a blind date at a dinner party with mutual friends. Adam England, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 In Olivia Wilde's new A24 film The Invite, Wilde and Rogen star as a longtime married couple who have a wild evening after welcoming their neighbors (Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz) over for a dinner party. Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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