Lexicographical Neighbors of Sociables
Literary usage of Sociables
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Two Years in Oregon by Nash, Wallis (1882)
"Life in the town—sociables— ... Not contented with worshiping together on Sundays,
they often meet in church sociables and in school entertainments and ..."
2. History of the Grange Movement: Or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies by James Dabney McCabe (1874)
"... Pleasures of the Grange—How the Order promotes Sociability and Friendship
among the Farmers—Interesting Details—Barbecues— sociables—Public Meetings—The ..."
3. Straws by Roland Folger Coffin (1859)
""THE sociables." O THE sociables of Summer Street! They are a gay affair; O what
a merry gathering Last Friday night was there! How sweet the music sounded, ..."
4. Outing; Sport, Adventure, Travel, Fiction by Poultney Bigelow, James Henry Worman, Ben James Worman, Caspar Whitney, Albert Britt (1884)
"sociables. PERSISTENT use and the lack of any other word to meet the exigencies
of expression are giv- ingus, ..."
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