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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
hobnob .
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Examples
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When he learned that Mahogany, with whom he had so often drank and "hobnobbed," was only the hunter disguised, who was thus plotting his crime, the Irishman's astonishment can hardly be described.
The Lost Trail Edward Sylvester Ellis 1878
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When Michelle Obama appointed Rogers, the flamboyant businesswomen posed for magazine covers, hobnobbed at New York fashion shows, and proclaimed she would transform the job.
With Julianna Smoot's departure, Obamas looking for third social secretary in two years The Reliable Source 2011
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He was named a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum in Davos and hobnobbed with Russian oligarchs, blueblood British bankers and esteemed academics.
Gadhafi's Son Leaves Elites' Cozy Embrace Guy Chazan 2011
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The charges, which left Mr. Bergrin in federal custody and facing a possible death penalty, were a stunning development for a flamboyant man who owned a Mercedes and a Bentley, hobnobbed with movie stars and boasted of beach homes in New Jersey and the Caribbean.
Lance Mannion: 2009
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Malachi hobnobbed with some of them at a Washington mixer in 2009, one of the numerous artist development events the Washington chapter holds each year.
Grammys: Washingtonians to watch - Malachi, DeVaughn, Carpenter, Brown Chris Richards 2011
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He hobnobbed with actresses and manipulated the media.
When the West Coast Went Pop Peter Plagens 2011
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The charges, which left Mr. Bergrin in federal custody and facing a possible death penalty, were a stunning development for a flamboyant man who owned a Mercedes and a Bentley, hobnobbed with movie stars and boasted of beach homes in New Jersey and the Caribbean.
Much easier to win cases when witnesses against your clients turn up dead 2009
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These include at least three wintertime trips to the Caribbean and a trip by Google chief executive Eric Schmidt to the Cannes Film Festival, where he hobnobbed with Mick Jagger and Hollywood stars.
Jamie Court: NASA Base Has Become Google Executives' Private Landing Strip Jamie Court 2011
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There was only one solution: the saloon, the congregating-place of men, the place where men hobnobbed with John Barleycorn.
Chapter 19 2010
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He traveled to Europe and hobnobbed with artists and revolutionaries.
Maybe Graciela Sees It From Heaven, This Huge Guitar Made of Trees Matt Moffett 2011
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