pageant
Example Sentences
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For the past 10 years Thilothama has returned to Koovagam, where a beauty pageant and singing contests are held alongside religious rituals.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Born Cynthia Philisiwe Shange on 27 July, 1949, she rose to prominence in the 1970s when she represented South Africa at the Miss World pageant.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
The “Nasty” video’s feminist empowerment pageant makes it stand out, as it begins with Jackson and Abdul squeezing past a crowd of catcallers to enter a movie theater.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
It messed with our glamorous aviation industry; once, it skewed the odds at a beauty pageant because the planes flying contestants in from around Southern California to the Glendale airport couldn’t land in the smog.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
A fly outfit will put me in the birthday and pageant spirit.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
Vocabulary lists containing pageant
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