celebratory

Example Sentences

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Webster-Longin performed some celebratory splits again when she tied her season high with a 9.900 on the uneven bars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Dessert is another excellent opportunity here: a box of pastries, a sliceable cake from a favorite bakery, something that feels a little celebratory.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

As the nominations were announced, she woke up to celebratory shouting by her husband, a producer on The Perfect Neighbor, on the phone with her best friend who co-directed The Devil is Busy.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Even the celebratory ending—as the students resolve to “change the story”—seemed credible in context, though regrettably a more daunting task in the real world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Then the creature opens its mouth and lets out a noise that is a cross between a whistle and a celebratory “Woo!”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer