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

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Thursday that Mr. Biden was returning to Washington to attend White House meetings and participate in holiday merrymaking before flying back at 8:55 p.m.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2022

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

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2022

By 1500, Christmas was well-established as a beloved festival, a time of deep piety but also of sanctioned merrymaking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2016

The sound of music and merrymaking stopped abruptly, replaced by the shout of “FIRE!”

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy