social drinking
- a word derived from social drinker.
Example Sentences
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When asked what he envisioned for the city’s social drinking scene, he said that he hoped for one with a “a Roaring ’20s vibe.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
With the country’s male-dominated saloons and bars shuttered, social drinking became a largely domestic activity.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2015
Also: mobile-banking; social drinking; trade deficit record; take a nap.
From Forbes ● Mar. 17, 2011
Moore, a diabetic since 1968, did so on the advice of doctors, who suggested that although she is not a heavy drinker she ought to halt even social drinking, which can be dangerous for diabetics.
From Time Magazine Archive
"What can we do in this sad case?" he asked, after a few assenting remarks on the dangers of social drinking.
From Danger Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
