pageant
Example Sentences
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At times, she recreates show conditions at home so her pageant queens and kings won’t be spooked by whatever the competition throws at them.
Belichick couldn't avoid the gossip columns either, making his own headlines amid multiple appearances at Hudson's cheerleading competitions and beauty pageants.
From BBC
She was a finalist in the Miss Scotland beauty pageant, then started a new job travelling the world as an airline steward.
From BBC
A plywood arch bearing the words “Caius Caesar: Preparing For Triumph” had been fastened to the door; the kids were getting ready for the annual Roman pageant.
When Louise, angling for attention, participates in her church’s Inner Beauty pageant, her talent is holding her breath until she faints.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
