fete
Frequently Asked Questions
- Bill’s retiring and we’re throwing a big fete in his honor.
- Hundreds gathered to fete the couple on their wedding day.
- The director, once feted by critics, is no longer a media darling.
Example Sentences
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This year’s special America 250 fete brings together more than 1,000 global performers who will treat audiences to pipe-and-drum acts, drill teams, military bands, choirs, motorcycle stunt shows and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
He returned home a hero, with his picture on the cover of Life magazine, a White House fete and unexpected celebrity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
While many trek in from across the country or from the diaspora in Europe and the United States, some hotel owners also report growing numbers of foreign tourists as the annual fete grows.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
The White House often uses a tent on the South Lawn to fete foreign leaders and a larger guest list for a state dinner.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
Her noble husband had opened the Great Pyramid to fete them.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Biden and Kishida on Wednesday will hold talks and take part in a joint news conference before Biden fetes the Japanese leader with the state dinner in the East Room.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Most FYC fetes, though, have continued as scheduled, even with holes on the Q&A panels.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023
A philosopher, writer, television personality and filmmaker, Lévy is a quintessentially French invention in a country that fetes its public intellectuals like pop stars.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
“Sunset Blvd.” — the title is officially abbreviated though it is often written out as Boulevard — includes one of the most horrifying New Year’s Eve fetes committed to film.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
The ‘magnificences’ she oversaw at the French court had many components, from jousting tournaments and firework displays to water fetes and mock battles.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Modi was also feted by an estimated 10,000 or more supporters from among the country's 300,000-strong Indian diaspora gathering at a community event in Auckland's Spark Arena.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
It's named after the feted New York club where Madonna got an early break by persuading DJ Mark Kamins to play her debut single, Everybody.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
During his first term, China feted him like a favorite prince with various ceremonies: a private tour of the Forbidden City, followed by a performance by the Peking Opera and a huge state dinner.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
When he incurred a potentially career-ending knee injury in the 1970-71 season—and was feted with a “Jerry West Night”—it left him cold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
They were feted by premiers and emirs and entertained at embassies and consulates as they made their way back west to Palermo, Sicily, where they boarded another tanker for the homeward passage.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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And Monday, while speakers were feting him with their deepest thanks for hour after hour, they were also delaying his speaking window until after prime time on the East Coast.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2024
Kishida’s official visit completes the administration’s feting of the leaders of the Quad, the informal partnership between the U.S.,
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
The administration’s feting of Modi stretched into Friday at the State Department, where Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosted a luncheon in the Indian leader’s honor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
When and if Venus decides to announce her retirement, she will receive a full-throated feting of her career, as Serena is getting now.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2022
We're often in waiting At junket or feting, And sometimes attend an interment— DUKE.
From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir
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