Mardi Gras

Example Sentences

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In her statement, LaBeouf attorney Chervinsky said investigation by local authorities “proved exactly what Shia LaBeouf said from the beginning — that this was nothing more than a minor Mardi Gras bar tussle.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

I came across it late in the making of the documentary, but I have footage from 1996 at Mardi Gras in Sydney, this rickety footage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

From her perch in New Orleans, she has also reported on natural disasters, the big business of Mardi Gras and her neighborhood peacock, Mr. P.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Ultimately, the Mardi Gras event was not successful, the report says, and the losses it generated cancelled out profits from the annual Gay Village Party in the city.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Every year, that was the order of things: There was Thanksgiving, and then Christmas, and then Khalid’s birthday, and then Mardi Gras.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender