festiveness

Example Sentences

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Putting the finished dipped apples in holiday-themed paper cupcake liners also adds festiveness to an already festive treat.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2023

For an extra touch of festiveness, reach for a Shamrock cookie mold.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2022

When we imagine our existence here on earth as only a dress rehearsal for the real performance, what remains of life’s festiveness?

From The New Yorker • Oct. 14, 2019

It was hard to square the festiveness usually associated with beginning-of-party rituals—put the coats on the bed; would you like a beer; ooh, let’s open this white!—with our reason for being there.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2014

"Hear about that one, Vance?" the Governor asked, his earlier festiveness gone.

From A Mixture of Genius by Castle, Arnold