merrymakings

Example Sentences

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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

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

I may remind you that a man who would fain return unto and enjoy his own self ought not to indulge so much in merrymakings and festivities, but to think on death.

From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington

Among these men we can scarcely believe there were many festivities or merrymakings.

From Stories of New Jersey by Stockton, Frank Richard

The dance in Scotland called "Bab at the Bowster" is always the winding up at "kirns" and other merrymakings, and is most likely similar to the cushion-dance.

From Notes and Queries, Number 76, April 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George