How to Use cocktail party in a Sentence

cocktail party

noun
  • The cocktail party is sweet and a lot of fun.
    — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Okay gents, go get cleaned up for the post-date cocktail party.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Here are a few things about the bill that might help at your next cocktail party.
    — David Roberts, Vox, 31 Aug. 2018
  • Mara used her time at the cocktail party to speak with Sarah.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Matt wants to meet up with them both before the cocktail party.
    — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 1 Feb. 2021
  • But the true star is the check print that will liven any cocktail party.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
  • So what's the hottest ticket on our cocktail party wish list?
    — Natasha Silva-Jelly, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Nov. 2014
  • Set out a bowl at your next cocktail party with crudité (or french fries!
    — Georgina Hayden, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
  • Why not host a cocktail party or a trip to a gallery or museum?
    — Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone, 8 July 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
  • The costars were invited to a cocktail party with the rest of the cast.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • After the three dates, all of the men gathered for a cocktail party.
    — Haley Kluge, Variety, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The mood is still a little tense when Grant shows up for the cocktail party.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
  • By the cocktail party, the couple seemed to be in complete bliss.
    — Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Or cut the sandwich into squares and serve at cocktail parties.
    — Daniel Boulud, ELLE Decor, 23 Feb. 2010
  • But that should not be a factor in whether the shower is a tea party or a cocktail party.
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The world of cocktail parties and bespoke suits and limousines pulling up to the curb?
    — Seth Doane, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • There are clam bakes and picnics on the rocks and lunches and dinners and cocktail parties.
    — Elizabeth Angell, Town & Country, 3 July 2018
  • After a week of dates, the men gathered for the weekly cocktail party.
    — Haley Kluge, Variety, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Days start with coffee and end with a cocktail party on one of the home’s three covered porches.
    — Amanda Sims, House Beautiful, 23 May 2019
  • The evening began with a cocktail party in a room that felt like a giant sinkhole lined with rare books.
    — Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Zach starts the cocktail party by pulling Anastasia aside for a one-on-one chat.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Later that night, the ladies gathered with Grant for a cocktail party.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Didn't have a lot of time, just a couple cocktail parties really.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Katie then calls off the rest of the cocktail party and jumps straight into the rose ceremony.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 22 June 2021
  • But maybe viewers will buck the likely outcome, the way the nervous cast at the cocktail party did.
    — Megan Angelo, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Elon Musk was on the television in the background at a cocktail party.
    — Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Mesgarani says the next step was to simulate a cocktail party at the bedside.
    — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 May 2026
  • There isn't much time left in the episode when the men arrive for the pre-rose ceremony cocktail party.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 13 July 2021

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