Mardi Gras

Example Sentences

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In her statement, LaBeouf attorney Chervinsky said investigation by local authorities “proved exactly what Shia LaBeouf said from the beginning — that this was nothing more than a minor Mardi Gras bar tussle.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Amid Shia LaBeouf’s Mardi Gras brawl arrest in New Orleans, several outlets reported that he and wife Mia Goth had separated last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

We were on Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service, which launched last August after the route, which heads east from New Orleans, was shut down more than 20 years ago due to damage sustained from Hurricane Katrina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Ultimately, the Mardi Gras event was not successful, the report says, and the losses it generated cancelled out profits from the annual Gay Village Party in the city.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

I’ve always loved Mardi Gras, and for the first time, I know why: I’ve never seen such a celebration of life like this one.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender