pageantry

Example Sentences

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Xi leading him on the tour was yet another moment for the cameras in a two-day trip heavy on pageantry but scant on details about policy agreed by both sides.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

As Monteiro notes, “When we go to a film festival, the pageantry is a big part of the presentation, and I don’t think there is any pageant that is as glamorous and scrutinized as Cannes.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

From the minute King Charles and Queen Camilla stepped onto the White House South Lawn, US networks dumped their standard diet of political warfare and breaking news for something rare: pure pageantry.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

What makes the upcoming pageantry and platitudes remarkable is the country’s mood.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

No, the elevated tone was a part and parcel of the pageantry of establishing a rapport.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck