hobnobbing
- present participle of hobnob.
Example Sentences
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At the time, Epstein was a money manager and jet-setting financier who, with his girlfriend Maxwell, was hobnobbing with the world's wealthiest from Buckingham Palace to Palm Beach and collecting powerful friends along the way.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
By the mid-1990s, Wasserman was a show-business connector, hobnobbing with stars of “Melrose Place” and joining Bill Clinton for a Sunday golf outing when he swung through Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Bankman-Fried was there too, hobnobbing with world leaders and living in the Bahamas.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025
Palka, who has since retired, was then head of the department’s Hollywood station and nicknamed “Capt. Hollywood” because of his hobnobbing with celebrities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
Spend the whole day there hobnobbing with the legislators.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
