festivities

Example Sentences

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He beamed as spoke at length about the renovations, and vowed that the forthcoming Independence Day festivities would be "the greatest show of all."

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Adding to the outrageousness, it was in the middle of the city’s festivities over the Knicks win, when fans poured into the streets to celebrate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The northern city of León has cancelled a fireworks display which had been scheduled for tonight to mark the festivities.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

The festivities were still going strong when I left.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Then I started in on the actual shaving portion of the festivities.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick