happy hour
a cocktail hour or longer period at a bar, during which drinks are served at reduced prices or with free snacks: happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m.
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How to use happy hour in a sentence
We’re in a collective mental health crisis, with isolation wreaking havoc and Zoom happy hours not solving anything.
She found any excuse to throw parties with her friends and family, whether for Halloween or happy hour.
A sick mother, a loving son, a signed Ovechkin jersey — and how the Caps tried to help | Kyle Melnick | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostI’ve never seen the patio where we’re set to host our happy hour the night before.
Having a community of friends who are always down to take in those landscapes on a happy hour hike is definitely a close second.
Keeping Colorado Chill: High Country Happy Hour | Outside Editors | December 7, 2020 | Outside OnlineThe group of six men decided to start having socially distant happy hours on their lawn chairs in their shared cul-de-sac.
No game days. No bars. The pandemic is forcing some men to realize they need deeper friendships. | Samantha Schmidt | November 30, 2020 | Washington Post
As the crowd sucked down the debate happy-hour specials in the hours before the debate, a worried frisson settled over them.
Anxious Moments and Dry Humor for Obama Faithful Watching Debate in Park Slope | David Freedlander | October 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWith a Republican frontrunner weaker than a happy-hour margarita and a significantly reshuffled deck of challengers.
Rick Santorum Reshuffles the GOP Primary Deck With MN, MO Wins | Michelle Cottle | February 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThey should spend more time in the kitchen and less time worrying about the specials and happy-hour board.
The happy hour shall come, all the more appreciated because it comes unexpectedly.
Us and the Bottleman | Edith Ballinger PriceThe day wears away, and at length comes the happy hour when gown and slippers may be brought into requisition.
Friends and Neighbors | AnonymousLooking back afterwards that seemed to Judith to be the last happy hour she had with Nancy for some time.
Judy of York Hill | Ethel Hume Patterson BennettThe change he marked was not the influence of the present happy hour; a stronger and less recent power had done the magic work.
Mary Seaham, Volume 1 of 3 | Elizabeth Caroline GreyAnd now, as the happy hour of his departure was quickly approaching, he became silent for a little.
Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum | John Healy
British Dictionary definitions for happy hour
a time, usually in the early evening, when some pubs or bars sell drinks at reduced prices
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Other Idioms and Phrases with happy hour
A period in the late afternoon or early evening when a bar or lounge features drinks at reduced prices. For example, The hotel bar has a happy hour from five to seven every day. [1960s]
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