fete
Frequently Asked Questions
- Bill’s retiring and we’re throwing a big fete in his honor.
- Hundreds gathered to fete the couple on their wedding day.
- The director, once feted by critics, is no longer a media darling.
Example Sentences
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Massive crowds turned out to fete and celebrate Lafayette throughout his 13-month tour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A resident of Oxnard, Channtal Shrauger also made a bit of a drive to fete the closing restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
While many trek in from across the country or from the diaspora in Europe and the United States, some hotel owners also report growing numbers of foreign tourists as the annual fete grows.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
Beneath gilded portraits and suits of armour in Windsor Castle, 160 guests wined and dined at a lavish banquet to fete US President Donald Trump's unprecedented second state visit to the UK on Wednesday evening.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
He set aside special days to honor individual states and nations and to fete distinct groups of workers, including cobblers, millers, confectioners, and stenographers.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Biden and Kishida on Wednesday will hold talks and take part in a joint news conference before Biden fetes the Japanese leader with the state dinner in the East Room.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Most FYC fetes, though, have continued as scheduled, even with holes on the Q&A panels.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023
Away from Glastonbury, Isle of Wight and Reading & Leeds, there's a boom in local, more affordable mini festivals or, as some call them, "glorified village fetes".
From BBC ● May 20, 2023
“Sunset Blvd.” — the title is officially abbreviated though it is often written out as Boulevard — includes one of the most horrifying New Year’s Eve fetes committed to film.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
The ‘magnificences’ she oversaw at the French court had many components, from jousting tournaments and firework displays to water fetes and mock battles.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Talking to the tennis icon, being feted at the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon feted his guest with an indigenous Maori welcome and guard of honour, seeking to expand relations after signing a free-trade pact in April that he has touted as an economic boon.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
It's named after the feted New York club where Madonna got an early break by persuading DJ Mark Kamins to play her debut single, Everybody.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
During his first term, China feted him like a favorite prince with various ceremonies: a private tour of the Forbidden City, followed by a performance by the Peking Opera and a huge state dinner.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
Haydn was feted by the likes of Messrs Darcy and Bingley rather than by the Bennets and Lucases.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
And Monday, while speakers were feting him with their deepest thanks for hour after hour, they were also delaying his speaking window until after prime time on the East Coast.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2024
The administration’s feting of Modi stretched into Friday at the State Department, where Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosted a luncheon in the Indian leader’s honor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
The longest Cannes ovation on record belongs to Guillermo del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” which scored a 22-minute feting, enough time to watch an episode of “Seinfeld” without the ads.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2023
Those deprived of basketball action and feting Hachimura during the Olympics made the stands at Saitama Super Arena shake over the weekend.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2022
Lord Chandos was always either being feted or feting others.
From A Mad Love by Charlotte M. Brame
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