after-party
noun
af·ter-par·ty
ˈaf-tər-ˌpär-tē
: a party for invited guests that follows a main party or event
Examples of after-party in a Sentence
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We’re primed and ready for the start of the 2024 Friday night Concerts in the Park this month — but also pledging to save some energy for the slate of after-party gigs recently announced a few blocks away at Malt & Mash, across from the aforementioned Russ Room.
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Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 28 Apr. 2024
The number of after-parties following the Met Gala had exploded.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
The woman who owns the home where the shooting took place told WFAA that the event was a senior prom after-party for her son, who attends Arlington Heights High School.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Prime Video hosted a lavish Hollywood after-party to celebrate April 9 in celebration of Fallout's series premiere
The TCL Chinese Theater was home to an alternate universe in Hollywood last week.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
There was an after-party and Iñárritu started talking to me.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Entrepreneur Kim Kardashian and her family have also been known to pop into restaurants, bedecked in designer sunglasses and feathers, while the brand’s burgers have become a staple of Oscar after-parties to the extent that famed director Steven Spielberg took photos of his meal.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Afterward, the after-party continued with a DJ set by Swizz Beatz.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024
Declining to stick around for the after-parties, Dr. Higgs flew right back home, celebrating on the plane with a can of London Pride beer.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 28 Apr. 2024
The number of after-parties following the Met Gala had exploded.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
The woman who owns the home where the shooting took place told WFAA that the event was a senior prom after-party for her son, who attends Arlington Heights High School.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Prime Video hosted a lavish Hollywood after-party to celebrate April 9 in celebration of Fallout's series premiere
The TCL Chinese Theater was home to an alternate universe in Hollywood last week.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
There was an after-party and Iñárritu started talking to me.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
Entrepreneur Kim Kardashian and her family have also been known to pop into restaurants, bedecked in designer sunglasses and feathers, while the brand’s burgers have become a staple of Oscar after-parties to the extent that famed director Steven Spielberg took photos of his meal.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Afterward, the after-party continued with a DJ set by Swizz Beatz.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024
Declining to stick around for the after-parties, Dr. Higgs flew right back home, celebrating on the plane with a can of London Pride beer.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
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“After-party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-party. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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