festive

Example Sentences

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"There's nothing to celebrate," said Aziza Ahmad, who has cancelled her family's normal plans for a festive meal and gifts for the children, her small Beirut apartment hosting several displaced relatives.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Artists will be painting in some of the gardens, and if you wear a festive garden party hat, you’ll be entered in the club’s hat contest.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

"New year health goals also sent many of us who overindulged during the festive period on the hunt for sports supplements as we pushed our bodies back into exercise mode."

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

For the final three months of the year, which comprise the key festive season, the company logged a like-for-like 9.8% rise in revenue to 1.445 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The Franklins’ house was pristine, perfect, and sterile, right down to the tasteful white holiday lights that lined the edge of the roof, and the festive wreath hanging from the front door.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson