happy hour
noun
: a period of time during which the price of drinks (as at a bar) is reduced or hors d'oeuvres are served free
Examples of happy hour in a Sentence
Happy hour runs from 5:00 to 7:00.
Recent Examples on the Web
Recently, the restaurant launched La Hora Poderosa, an exciting new happy hour menu with $9 craft cocktails, $5 tacos and unconventional bites like mezcal-flambéed edible insects.
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Taryn White, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Dozens of restaurants and bars are offering discounts and happy hour deals to encourage further patronage, including $10 cocktails and bites at Formosa Cafe and $8 cocktails at Connie & Ted’s.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
So create some happy hour drink deals, and serve your favorite bar snacks.
—Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
The latter is a beachside bar that serves daily happy hour—guests would flock from their poolside lounge chairs to the swinging beach chairs for a mudslide.
—Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2025
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Taryn White, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Dozens of restaurants and bars are offering discounts and happy hour deals to encourage further patronage, including $10 cocktails and bites at Formosa Cafe and $8 cocktails at Connie & Ted’s.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
So create some happy hour drink deals, and serve your favorite bar snacks.
—Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
The latter is a beachside bar that serves daily happy hour—guests would flock from their poolside lounge chairs to the swinging beach chairs for a mudslide.
—Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for happy hour
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“Happy hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20hour. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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