How to Use party in a Sentence

party

1 of 2 noun
  • The parties in the lawsuit reached a settlement.
  • We are having a party.
  • The senator is loyal to his party.
  • Were you invited to her party?
  • Our New Year's Eve party was a huge success.
  • But the party wasn’t over just yet.
    — Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • Bars and venues could hold watch parties.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • The party wasn't just for adults.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • The man left his party to hike alone, Keller said.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The restaurant feels like a party just on its own.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • One was a kid taking a nap on some chairs at a party.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
  • That’s our idea of a party in the living room.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The parties also have not agreed on wages.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Ladies are bringing the light to this party.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The evening will conclude with a dance party.
    — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
  • No party may hold more than five seats on the nine-member board.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2021
  • None of that was going to stop the party, even with the chaos.
    — Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 19 June 2026
  • Democrats, by and large, preferred him over those in his own party.
    — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The base case is meant to be structured for both parties to come out ahead.
    — Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Craving a pick-me-up that brings more to the party than beer or wine?
    — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 22 June 2020
  • There are a number of ways to ask a friend to be part of your bridal party.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 8 Mar. 2022
  • War is a big party for them, as war ramp-ups tend to be in real life.
    — Drew Magary, The New Republic, 17 June 2020
  • Place the trays out at a party, fill with salt and let guests help themselves.
    — Samantha MacAvoy, Good Housekeeping, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Here's our plea to bring back the cheese ball at every party from here on out.
    — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And amongst all of the fair's goings-on, there were, of course, lots of parties.
    — Vogue, 19 Feb. 2019
  • Pigs in a blanket are always a party go-to.
    — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Some embrace the chance to act out while others just want to party.
    — Chris Thilk, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2018
  • The Democrats don’t have that in their party platform.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
  • But some in the party blame him for a series of missteps since then.
    — Jill Lawless, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • There are 12 main parties for voters to choose from.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026

party

2 of 2 verb
  • He spent the weekend partying with his friends.
  • These spuds are ready to party.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Whole cast onstage at the end, ready to party.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
  • On a busy street known for partying.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2018
  • This season is marked in part by the very best clothes to party in.
    — Nicole Fritton, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Cyrus is ready to party with abandon, so best to take a step back.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
  • This year, is anyone ready to party?
    — Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
  • And there will be a lot more this year, as people seem ready to party once again.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Clear info calms the nerves and gets people ready to party.
    — Elle Chan, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But then her friend would have crack, and people would be there partying.
    — Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2023
  • These people know how to party, and sing, dance and row in unison.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
  • People want to move, people want to party.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The place is certainly ready to party.
    — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
  • And the young people like to party on the weekend and see the move on the weekday.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 May 2026
  • Tess is mostly alone at the bar as everyone parties around her.
    — refinery29.com, 14 May 2018
  • And the people of the world will party under the moonlit blooms again.
    — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2020
  • For us, Fat Tuesday is one day that sets the tone on how to party.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • According to a source, the two were partying with a small group of friends.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2017
  • Right — that’s also why most people party.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Still, does this sound like a kind of person who is partying just to relieve stress?
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Besides partying it up, what’s the best thing about being a free man?
    — Mark Elibert, Billboard, 28 June 2018
  • But the arts soon occupied his time, as well as partying.
    — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There was too much focus on partying with the cool kids, and too little on the nuts and bolts.
    — Kenin M. Spivak, National Review, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Europe’s trains know how to party Good news for guys who like to shine their machine.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 25 Mar. 2023
  • But what makes Scotland so good at partying?
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • The energy was so high that everyone in the room was hyped and ready to party.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • And since the pandemic, the desire to party hard again has notched the tempo way faster.
    — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022
  • The Kardashian sisters looked ready to party in their looks for the night.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 10 Aug. 2018
  • Then the story of course about her friends out there partying with her with the Narcan.
    — Fox News, 26 July 2018
  • The Guardians looked like a team getting ready to party Wednesday night.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2022

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