celebratory

Example Sentences

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Later that month, Jessica returned to the police department, along with Eddings and her students, for a celebratory press conference that rocketed the news of Perkins’ arrest across the globe.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

If Ms. Gage wanted some celebratory leaven, she could have visited Dayton, Ohio’s many sites devoted to the Wright Brothers and their world-changing invention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"We are top of the league," was the celebratory chant booming out of one corner of Old Trafford at the end of the Women's Super League's Manchester derby.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The series is at once satirical and celebratory; “Bait” feels abundant, both in its presentation of a culture, which has the ring of documentary truth, and as a beautifully realized work of art.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

We share a prolonged celebratory drink, and I say, “Here’s to you, Mr. Doorman. May you live another year.”

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak