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

At the Mobile Carnival Museum, Mardi Gras costumes behind a glass case wouldn’t have been out of place on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 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

“Mr. Death is losing patience. He’ll come and ferry me down the Mississippi. I’ll put on my feathered hat. Wave like I’m in a Mardi Gras parade.”

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes