bacchanal

Example Sentences

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The best it can do for jokes is endless animal wordplay—a road sign reading “Gnu Jersey,” a bacchanal dubbed “Burning Mammal.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

It’s lofty stuff to swallow given that, for many, Carnival is escapism or rambunctious bacchanal.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

A bacchanal of tender manliness, this flashback in Pedro Almodóvar’s brisk English-language short film “Strange Way of Life” delivers the essence of the central love affair: a tempestuous but undeniably blazing bond.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

“Babylon” got a boost, too: After some raucous, polarizing peek-outs last month, Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood bacchanal snagged five nominations, including key nods for cast members Margot Robbie, Diego Calva and Brad Pitt.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022

“I arranged this little bacchanal in your honor,” the scythe said, gesturing to the party around them.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman