festivities

Example Sentences

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The festivities were in full swing – and that was before the team got to Baden-Baden, a quiet spa town which would soon become dancing-on-the-tables party central.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Saturday's festivities outside and inside parliament are laden with symbolism, featuring flags and music that pays tribute to Hungary's EU membership, its sizeable Roma minority and ethnic Hungarians in neighbouring countries.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The festivities began before American Flight 3599 took off from Miami International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Privately, one network executive explained why the festivities moved forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Invariably I arrive late at somebody’s brunch or tennis party—the festivities of a secular Sunday.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez