soiree

• He eased the Viera under the towering covered and columned entry portico at exactly five forty-five, forty-five minutes before the soiree was to begin. —  Archform: Beauty by L. E. Modessit Jr.
• Remenyi and Brahms became so interested in each other that they forgot all about the soiree, and sat up till four the next morning chatting and playing together. —  Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday
• I wrote to Tausig yesterday that we would decide on the evening of our musical meeting at your house after Countess Banffy has chosen on the evening for her soiree (at which Tausig will play). —  Letters of Franz Liszt, Volume 1, "From Paris to Rome: Years of Travel as a Virtuoso,"
• He had appeared quite friendly at the soiree, and he might help her keep her mind away from his friend. —  Mary Balogh - An Unacceptable Offer
• The more refined the soiree, the more certain to be rats under the cooking bench. —  Two For The Lions

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