merrymaking

Example Sentences

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But this is a gift guide for you, our readers, and is written with revelry — meaning merrymaking, noisy partying, dancing until the lights come up — in mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

In big cities, the merrymaking involving the playful splashing of water took place at designated high-security pavilions.

From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Late Saturday, Buckingham Palace announced details of a three-day merrymaking jamboree that will rival Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee last June.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2023

She added that people were so exhausted and there was no "merrymaking".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2022

Not to be left out of any of the merrymaking, the monkeys gathered around us, screeching and chattering.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls