merrymakings
Example Sentences
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The king has heard of your merrymakings and of your alliance with the English king.
From Boycotted And Other Stories by Reed, Talbot Baines
As time went on, our preparations were frequently interrupted by social obligations, farewell visits, dinners, and other merrymakings with friends and kindred far and near.
From The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate by Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner
But he had been over fond of merrymakings and junketings.
From The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country by Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard)
We enjoyed cosy chats, and yet you no more desired or wished to be present at my social functions than you desired me to enter into all your merrymakings and pleasures.
From A Woman of the World Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler
You have become a stranger to your friends; you shun merrymakings; you keep away from the marketplace and from the dwellings of men.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan